Vulnerability in Apple Safari
CVE-2020-9948
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 14.0. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
EPSS: 0.017 (74.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Safari — versions unspecified
- Webkit Webkitgtk\+
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- product-security@apple.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-9948?
- CVE-2020-9948 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Safari, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2020-9948?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.