Vulnerability · Published Dec 8, 2020 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2020-9981
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 73% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 27.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 7.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, iTunes for Windows 12.10.9, iCloud for Windows 11.5, tvOS 14.0, macOS Catalina 10.15.7, Security Update 2020-005 High Sierra, Security Update 2020-005 Mojave. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211849 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211843 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211844 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211935 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211952 x_refsource_MISC