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Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CVE-2020-9841

High
7.8/10

Summary

An integer overflow was addressed through improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound

The software performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published