CVE-2020-27904 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A logic issue existed resulting in memory corruption. This was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Published: 2020-12-08

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 5.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 11.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.05299.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Feb/14
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212147

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Macos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2020-12-08T20:07:35.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T16:25:43.780Z

Reserved: 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-27904

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-12-08T21:15:13.077

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:22:01.267

Link: CVE-2020-27904

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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