CVE-2020-3898 (GCVE-0-2020-3898)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-10-22 17:48 – Updated: 2024-08-04 07:52
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Summary
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
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No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • An application may be able to gain elevated privileges
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References
URL Tags
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211100 x_refsource_MISC
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < macOS Catalina 10.15.4 (custom)
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