8.8

CVE-2020-9983: apple icloud Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-9983DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9983
Published 16-10-2020Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-9983 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in apple icloud. EPSS estimates a 2.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.20%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 6

Timeline

  1. 16-10-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in Safari 14.0. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to code execution.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.20%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

82%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.20% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.20%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apple7 products
Ubuntu5 products
  • qtwebkit-opensource-srcAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • qtwebkit-sourceAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • webkit2gtkAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.30.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | < 2.30.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • webkitgtkAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • wpewebkitAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
  • webkit2gtk< 2.30.3-1
  • wpewebkit< 2.30.3-1
Fedoraproject1 product

4 vendors · 15 products

References

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