CVE-2020-9905 (GCVE-0-2020-9905)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-10-22 18:04 – Updated: 2024-08-04 10:43
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Summary
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial of service.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial of service
Assigner
apple CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 37/100 over 665 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple iOS Affected: unspecified , < iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < macOS Catalina 10.15.6 (custom)
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Apple tvOS Affected: unspecified , < tvOS 13.4.8 (custom)
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