CVE-2020-9984 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting multiple Apple products, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, iTunes for Windows, and iCloud for Windows. This flaw, addressed by improved input validation, could allow arbitrary code execution when processing a maliciously crafted image. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), but has high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
>= 11.0, < 11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
< 12.10.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
< 13.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 13.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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