8.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-9983
Apple Safari Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability - Code Execution
Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in Safari 14.0. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 16, 2020, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:27 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-9983 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 itunes
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple tvos
4 Apple watchos
5 Apple safari
6 Apple icloud
7 Apple ipados
1 Fedoraproject fedora
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 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-2020-9983.

URL Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/18 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/19 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/22 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/23/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BY2OBQZFMEFZOSWXPXHPEHOJXXILEEX2/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PDGBNKYT7NMW7CJ26YFUPUHPJVYGV7IQ/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-10 Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT211845 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211843 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211844 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211850 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211935 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211952 Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4797 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-9983 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-9983 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PDGBNKYT7NMW7CJ26YFUPUHPJVYGV7IQ/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BY2OBQZFMEFZOSWXPXHPEHOJXXILEEX2/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Apple Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PDGBNKYT7NMW7CJ26YFUPUHPJVYGV7IQ/
    Removed Reference Apple Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BY2OBQZFMEFZOSWXPXHPEHOJXXILEEX2/
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 14.0 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 14.0
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 24, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/18 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/18 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/19 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/19 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/22 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/22 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/23/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/23/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BY2OBQZFMEFZOSWXPXHPEHOJXXILEEX2/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BY2OBQZFMEFZOSWXPXHPEHOJXXILEEX2/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PDGBNKYT7NMW7CJ26YFUPUHPJVYGV7IQ/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PDGBNKYT7NMW7CJ26YFUPUHPJVYGV7IQ/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-10 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-10 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211843 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211843 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211844 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211844 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211850 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211850 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211935 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211935 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211952 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211952 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4797 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4797 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:11.5:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:12.10.9:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.0 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.0 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.0 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 23, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-10 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BY2OBQZFMEFZOSWXPXHPEHOJXXILEEX2/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 02, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211935 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PDGBNKYT7NMW7CJ26YFUPUHPJVYGV7IQ/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 25, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4797 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 23, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/23/3 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/19 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/18 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/22 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 13, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211952 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 13, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211843 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211850 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211844 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT211845 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT211845 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.0
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-2020-9983 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-2020-9983 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.49 }} 0.06%

score

0.76373

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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