CVE-2020-27947 in macOS

Summary

by MITRE • 04/03/2021

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

• Reservation: 10/27/2020
• Disclosure: 04/03/2021
• Moderation: accepted
• Entry: VDB-166277
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-119 (confirmed)
• CVSS: 7.8 (VulDB)
• EPSS: 0.01018
• KEV: no
• Activities: very low
• Sector: Energy, Agriculture, ...

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-27947
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27947
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2020-27947/