Out-of-bounds read in Apple macOS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.3, watchOS 6.1.2. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | macOS | before macOS Catalina 10.15.3 | macOS Catalina 10.15.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | watchOS | before watchOS 6.1.2 | watchOS 6.1.2 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.3
- Fix · CNA watchOS (Apple) Fixed in watchOS 6.1.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple macOS macOS Catalina 10.15.3
23 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 1 MEDIUM, 21 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-03339 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOSPriority CRITICAL 93
- TI-2020-03348 Memory corruption in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2020-03373 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOSPriority LOW 37
- Release ·
Apple watchOS watchOS 6.1.2
16 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 1 MEDIUM, 14 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-03339 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOSPriority CRITICAL 93
- TI-2020-03348 Memory corruption in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2020-03355 Type confusion in Apple iOSPriority LOW 37
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-3877
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j8jm-xpp4-34xm
References
More Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-01573 Apple iOS and iPadOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-01572 Apple iOS and iPadOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-01607 sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-02117 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-3877 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-3877 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j8jm-xpp4-34xm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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