Vulnerability · Published Dec 8, 2020 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2020-9999
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 8.0% (higher than 95% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)8.0%top 5.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, iTunes for Windows 12.10.9. Processing a maliciously crafted text file may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211843 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211850 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211844 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211935 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211952 x_refsource_MISC
- 20201215 APPLE-SA-2020-12-14-4 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2020-11-13-1 macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC