CVE-2020-9955 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability affecting Apple's iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS. This flaw, addressed by improved bounds checking in later versions, could allow arbitrary code execution if a user processes a maliciously crafted image. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk, requiring user interaction (UI:R) but with low attack complexity (AC:L) to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts (C:H/I:H/A:H). Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.0, < 11.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.