Apple macOS up to 11.0.0 Entitlement Verification information disclosure

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Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple macOS up to 11.0.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component Entitlement Verification Handler. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-9977. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple macOS up to 11.0.0 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown function of the component Entitlement Verification Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.
The weakness was published 12/09/2020 as HT211931. The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-9977. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.
Upgrading to version 11.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
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Vendor
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3
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VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: macOS 11.0.1
Timeline
03/02/2020 🔍12/09/2020 🔍
12/09/2020 🔍
12/15/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT211931
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2020-9977 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9977
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-165900
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
Entry
Created: 12/09/2020 13:34Updated: 12/15/2020 00:40
Changes: 12/09/2020 13:34 (34), 12/09/2020 13:35 (7), 12/15/2020 00:36 (2), 12/15/2020 00:40 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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