CVE-2020-9964

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 16, 2020 at 04:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:28 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendoriPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A local user may be able to read kernel memory.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 14.0
Affected range stops below 14.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 14.0v < iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0
Affected range stops below 14.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT211850

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-665

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