CVE-2020-9918 Memory corruption in macOS

What is CVE-2020-9918?

CVE-2020-9918 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 16 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9918?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos.

How do I fix CVE-2020-9918?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9918 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-2020-9918 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9918 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-4g9x-65q8-9448.