CVE-2020-9800 Memory corruption in Safari
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into visiting malicious web content in affected Apple operating systems and browsers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-9800?
CVE-2020-9800 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Icloud, published on 9 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, tvOS 13.4.5, watchOS 6.2.5, Safari 13.1.1, iTunes 12.10.7 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 11.2, iCloud for Windows 7.19. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Weakness: CWE-843
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9800?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Apple Icloud, Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Itunes, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Safari and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9800?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9800 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-2020-9800 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9800 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Icloud
Sources
Also known as GHSA-33r2-r6fv-8948.