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CVE-2020-9999
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, iTunes for Windows…
High7.8EPSS 8.0%
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- apple
Description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, iTunes for Windows 12.10.9. Processing a maliciously crafted text file may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.0% · top 5.2% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Processing a maliciously crafted text file may lead to arbitrary code execution
- CWE-787 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-787 and its CVEs
Affected products
References (7)
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211843 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211850 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211844 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211935 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211952 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20201215 APPLE-SA-2020-12-14-4 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2020-11-13-1 macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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