CVE-2020-9979

A trust issue was addressed by removing a legacy API. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, tvOS 14.0. An attacker may be able to misuse a trust relationship to download malicious content.

CVSS v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

5.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211843	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/19	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::

Information

Published : 2020-10-27 14:15

Updated : 2022-05-24 07:25

NVD link : CVE-2020-9979

Mitre link : CVE-2020-9979

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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Products Affected

apple

iphone_os
tvos
ipados

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