Vulnerabilities > CVE-2020-9779 - Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Apple mac OS X
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
HIGH Summary
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4. A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 49 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Overread Buffers An adversary attacks a target by providing input that causes an application to read beyond the boundary of a defined buffer. This typically occurs when a value influencing where to start or stop reading is set to reflect positions outside of the valid memory location of the buffer. This type of attack may result in exposure of sensitive information, a system crash, or arbitrary code execution.