Buffer overflow in Apple iOS
CVE-2020-9865
A memory corruption issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8. A malicious application may be able to break out of its sandbox.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple iOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac OS X
- Apple tvOS — versions unspecified
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/HT211289 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT211288 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT211290 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT211291 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-9865?
- CVE-2020-9865 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2020-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2020-9865?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.