CVE-2020-29612

HIGH

Apple macOS - Out-of-Bounds Write System Code Execution

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212011

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0101
EPSS Percentile 59.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (4)
apple/mac_os_x 10.14.6 (13 CPE variants)
apple/mac_os_x 10.15.7 (2 CPE variants)
apple/mac_os_x 10.14 - 10.14.6
apple/macos 11.0 - 11.1.0
Published Apr 02, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026