Apple macOS up to 10.15.6 Model IO memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.6. This impacts an unknown function of the component Model IO. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2020-9973. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.6 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Model IO. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 09/24/2020 by Aleksandar Nikolic with Cisco Talos as HT211849 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-9973. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.

Upgrading to version 10.15.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The entries VDB-161356, VDB-161960, VDB-161961 and VDB-161963 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.15.7

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03/02/2020 🔍
09/24/2020 +206 days 🔍
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09/25/2020 +1 days 🔍
11/14/2020 +50 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211849
Researcher: Aleksandar Nikolic
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9973 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9973
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-161962
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/25/2020 15:54
Updated: 11/14/2020 08:46
Changes: 09/25/2020 15:54 (47), 09/25/2020 15:59 (2), 11/13/2020 07:53 (2), 11/14/2020 08:39 (2), 11/14/2020 08:46 (8)
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