CVE-2020-3851
Apple macOS Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation
Description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4, Security Update 2020-002 Mojave, Security Update 2020-002 High Sierra, macOS Catalina 10.15.3, Security Update 2020-001 Mojave, Security Update 2020-001 High Sierra. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 27, 2020, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 5:31 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-3851.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210919 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211100 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210919 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211100 | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210919 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211100 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 03, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210919 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210919 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211100 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211100 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.15.2 up to (excluding) 10.15.3 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.13.6 up to (excluding) 10.15.4
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-3851 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-3851
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.08 }} 0.01%
score
0.33742
percentile