Apple macOS up to 10.15.3 IOThunderboltFamily use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.3. This impacts an unknown function of the component IOThunderboltFamily. The manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2020-3851. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.3 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component IOThunderboltFamily. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 03/24/2020 by Xiaolong Bai and Min Zheng as HT211100 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-3851. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

Upgrading to version 10.15.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.15.4

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12/18/2019 🔍
03/24/2020 +97 days 🔍
03/24/2020 +0 days 🔍
04/02/2020 +9 days 🔍
05/12/2024 +1501 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211100
Researcher: Xiaolong Bai, Min Zheng
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-3851 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-3851
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-152502
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/02/2020 10:00
Updated: 05/12/2024 18:04
Changes: 04/02/2020 10:00 (46), 04/02/2020 10:05 (2), 10/06/2020 07:44 (2), 05/12/2024 18:04 (33)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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