CVE-2020-9906
CRITICAL
9.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 22, 2020 at 06:04 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:28 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS
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Severity
CRITICAL9.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, watchOS 6.2.8. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 13.6
Affected range stops below 13.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 13.6v < iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6
Affected range stops below 13.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < macOS Catalina 10.15.610.13 ≤ v < 10.13.610.14 ≤ v < 10.14.610.15 ≤ v < 10.15.610.13.610.13.6 security_update_2018-00210.13.6 security_update_2018-00310.13.6 security_update_2019-00110.13.6 security_update_2019-00210.13.6 security_update_2019-00310.13.6 security_update_2019-00410.13.6 security_update_2019-00510.13.6 security_update_2019-00610.13.6 security_update_2019-00710.13.6 security_update_2020-00110.13.6 security_update_2020-00210.13.6 security_update_2020-00310.14.610.14.6 security_update_2019-00110.14.6 security_update_2019-00210.14.6 security_update_2019-00410.14.6 security_update_2019-00510.14.6 security_update_2019-00610.14.6 security_update_2019-00710.14.6 security_update_2020-00110.14.6 security_update_2020-00210.14.6 security_update_2020-003
Affected range stops below 10.13.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.14.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.15.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below macOS Catalina 10.15.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162119/iOS-macOS-Radio-Proximity-Kernel-Memory-Corruption.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20CWE-787
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