CVE-2020-9948 Memory corruption in Safari
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into visiting malicious web content in Safari.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2020-9948?
CVE-2020-9948 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Safari, published on 16 Oct 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 Safari 14.0. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Weakness: CWE-843
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9948?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Safari, Debian Debian Linux, Webkit Webkitgtk\+.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9948?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-9948 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9948 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Safari
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9948, GHSA-f937-gh67-6x56, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-9948.