VDB-165882 · CVE-2020-9954 · HT211849

Apple macOS up to 10.15.6 Audio File buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.6. This affects an unknown part of the component Audio File Handler. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2020-9954. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.6 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown part of the component Audio File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 12/09/2020 as HT211849. The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-9954. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 10.15.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.15.7

Timelineinfo

03/02/2020 🔍
12/09/2020 +282 days 🔍
12/09/2020 +0 days 🔍
12/14/2020 +5 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211849
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9954 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9954
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-165882
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/09/2020 13:16
Updated: 12/14/2020 21:49
Changes: 12/09/2020 13:16 (34), 12/09/2020 13:17 (7), 12/14/2020 21:42 (2), 12/14/2020 21:49 (18)
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