Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2020-9833

 

Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2020-9833

Published: June 1, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU28481
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9833
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the Wi-Fi component. A local user can trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


Affected software

macOS

How to mitigate CVE-2020-9833

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - update to 10.15.5 19F96

External References

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