CVE-2020-9870 (GCVE-0-2020-9870)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-10-16 16:33
Modified
2024-08-04 10:43
Severity ?
CWE
  • An attacker with memory write capability may be able to bypass pointer authentication codes and run arbitrary code
Summary
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8. An attacker with memory write capability may be able to bypass pointer authentication codes and run arbitrary code.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple iOS Version: unspecified   < iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6
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   Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < macOS Catalina 10.15.6
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   Apple tvOS Version: unspecified   < tvOS 13.4.8
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