CVE-2020-9967
Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved input validation. This issue is...
Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, tvOS 14.0, macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave, watchOS 7.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, tvOS 14.0, macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave, watchOS 7.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.
- Record
CVE-2020-9967- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, tvOS 14.0, macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave, watchOS 7.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.
- Record
CVE-2020-9967- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-30746 No score
Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, tvOS 14.0, macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave, watchOS 7.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.
- Record
EUVD-2020-30746- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-346j-g3cg-vw5q
Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved input validation. This issue is...
Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, tvOS 14.0, macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave, watchOS 7.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.
- Record
GHSA-346j-g3cg-vw5q- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-9967 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Ipados, published April 2, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.32%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.apple.com/en-us/HT211843
packetstormsecurity.com/files/163501/XNU-Network-Stack-Kernel-Heap-Overflow.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9967
github.com/advisories/GHSA-346j-g3cg-vw5q