CVE-2020-9948

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 16
Modified
Published: 16 Oct 2020, 16:52
Last modified:04 Aug 2024, 10:50

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
35/100
CVSS Score
8.8 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.29% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

16 Oct 2020, 16:52
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Aug 2024, 10:50
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 14.0. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.29%• Percentile: 53%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-843•Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

    The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.

Affected Systems

  • apple•safari

    < 14.0 | ≥ unspecified, < Safari 14.0

  • debian•debian_linux

    10.0

  • webkit•webkitgtk\+

    ≤ 2.30.3

References (5)