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CVE-2020-9884

CVE detail

CVE-2020-9884

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS 7.8 · HighBuzz score 11.9

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 11.9

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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0

Mention score

6.9

1 evidence mentions in the snapshot

Diversity score

5.0

1 sources across 1 categories

KEV score

0.0

No KEV entry observed

OTX score

0.0

0 OTX pulses

PoC score

0.0

0 repos · best confidence N/A

Best PoC traction

Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions: 0; within the 30d window
Peak daily: 0; highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first

1 source links · newest first

Apple Patches Multiple Code Execution Flaws in Audio ComponentsSecurityWeek
Apple this week released patches to address numerous vulnerabilities across its products, including five arbitrary code execution issues affecting the audio components used by its operating systems. The five bugs were found to affect macOS Catalina, with four of them also impacting iOS and iPadOS, tvOS, and watchOS.
newswww.securityweek.comJul 17, 2020, 2:02 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars

No public PoC repositories have been matched yet.

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External lookup

Potential internet exposure

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Metadata

Canonical fields

NVD status

Unavailable

Published

Oct 16, 2020

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Official record

Authoritative NVD record

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE IDs

Vendor classifications

How this vector reads

CVSS 3.1 base metrics decoded below. This explanation does not recalculate or change the NVD score.

Attack Vector (AV): Local. The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.
Attack Complexity (AC): Low. No special conditions beyond the attacker-controlled steps are required.
Privileges Required (PR): None. The attacker needs no privileges on the vulnerable system.
User Interaction (UI): Required. Another user must take an action for exploitation to succeed.
Scope (S): Unchanged. Impacts remain within the vulnerable security authority.
Confidentiality Impact (C): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.
Integrity Impact (I): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.
Availability Impact (A): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.

Signals

Exploitation indicators

0 stored signals · no KEV · 0 OTX pulses