VDB-163507 · CVE-2020-3898 · Nessus 236654

Apple macOS 10.15.4 Application memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS 10.15.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Application Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2020-3898. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS 10.15.4 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Application Handler. 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 10/23/2020. It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-3898. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236654 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0106: cups (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0106)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (236654) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1086). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

SUSE Linux
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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

10.15.4

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 236654
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0106: cups (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0106)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/18/2019 🔍
10/23/2020 +309 days 🔍
10/23/2020 +0 days 🔍
10/17/2025 +1820 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-3898 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-3898
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-163507
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-1086 - IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2020 13:59
Updated: 10/17/2025 04:40
Changes: 10/23/2020 13:59 (38), 11/26/2020 15:46 (2), 11/26/2020 15:52 (18), 05/18/2025 20:31 (19), 10/17/2025 04:40 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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