What is CVE-2020-9828?

CVE-2020-9828 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-10-22.

How severe is CVE-2020-9828?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Apple macOS

CVE-2020-9828

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4. A remote attacker may be able to leak sensitive user information.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.012 (64.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions unspecified
Apple Mac_os_x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9828?: CVE-2020-9828 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-10-22.
How severe is CVE-2020-9828?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.