VDB-163519 · CVE-2020-9796 · GCVE-0-2020-9796

Apple macOS up to 10.15.4 Application race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.4. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Application Handler. This manipulation causes race condition. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-9796. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.4 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Application Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 10/23/2020. It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-9796. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Temp Score: 7.6
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/02/2020 🔍
10/23/2020 +234 days 🔍
10/23/2020 +0 days 🔍
10/03/2022 +710 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9796 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9796
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-163519
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2020 14:12
Updated: 10/03/2022 10:40
Changes: 10/23/2020 14:12 (38), 10/03/2022 10:35 (2), 10/03/2022 10:40 (18)
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