7.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-9821
Apple iOS/ iPadOS/macOS/tvOS/watchOS Kernel Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, macOS Catalina 10.15.5, tvOS 13.4.5, watchOS 6.2.5. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

June 9, 2020, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 9, 2023, 4:41 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-9821 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple mac_os_x
3 Apple iphone_os
4 Apple tvos
5 Apple watchos
6 Apple ipados
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-2020-9821.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/HT211168 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT211170 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT211171 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT211175 Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-9821 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-9821 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-787
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 11, 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:C/I:C/A:C)
    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/HT211168 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT211168 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT211170 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT211170 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT211171 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT211171 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT211175 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT211175 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.15.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13.4.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.2.5
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-9821 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.17 }} 0.01%

score

0.54648

percentile

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