Vulnerability · Published Nov 2, 2020 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2020-9861
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Swift 5.1.5 for Linux from Swift. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 73% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 26.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A stack overflow issue existed in Swift for Linux. The issue was addressed with improved input validation for dealing with deeply nested malicious JSON input.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Swift | Swift 5.1.5 for Linux | unspecified – before Swift 5.1.5 for Linux |