CVE-2020-9799 Memory corruption in macOS

What is CVE-2020-9799?

CVE-2020-9799 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 16 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9799?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2020-9799?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9799 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2020-9799 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9799 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-9f6v-44r7-qh3r.