Use After Free in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2020-9975

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, tvOS 14.0, macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave, watchOS 7.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.011 (62.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9975?
CVE-2020-9975 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2020-9975?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.