Apple macOS up to 10.15.3 Kernel memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Kernel. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-9785. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.3 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4, macOS Catalina 10.15.4, tvOS 13.4, watchOS 6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

The weakness was shared 03/24/2020 with 360 Nirvan Team as HT211100 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-9785. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved state management.

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

The entries VDB-152486, VDB-152487, VDB-152488 and VDB-152489 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.15.4

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03/02/2020 🔍
03/24/2020 +22 days 🔍
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04/02/2020 +9 days 🔍
10/06/2020 +187 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211100
Organization: 360 Nirvan Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9785 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9785
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-152504
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/02/2020 10:01
Updated: 10/06/2020 07:55
Changes: 04/02/2020 10:01 (47), 04/02/2020 10:06 (17), 10/06/2020 07:55 (1)
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