Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2020-9808
Published: May 29, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28356
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9808
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Kernel. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted application to trigger memory corruption and cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2020-9808
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - update to 10.15.5 19F96