cve-2020-27897
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-04-02 17:26
Modified
2024-08-04 16:25
Severity ?
Summary
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave, macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212011Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-486/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212011Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-486/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 11.0
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   Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 11.1
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