CVE-2020-9951 A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
High 8.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-9951 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2020-9951 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Icloud, published on 16 Oct 2020.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9951 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Apple Icloud. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9951/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9951/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-9951?
CVE-2020-9951 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Icloud, published on 16 Oct 2020.
Official description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 14.0. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9951?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Apple Icloud, Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Itunes, Apple Safari, Apple Tvos and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9951?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2020-9951 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9951 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Icloud
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9951, GHSA-mv2h-wfgr-5q32, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-9951.