Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2020-9963 (CCN-191619)

Assigned:2020-11-12
Published:2020-11-12
Updated:2021-03-10
Summary:The issue was addressed with improved handling of icon caches. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A malicious app may be able to determine the existence of files on the computer.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
4.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
5.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
4.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2020-9963

Source: FULLDISC
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
20201215 APPLE-SA-2020-12-14-4 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2020-11-13-1 macOS Big Sur 11.0.1

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
apple-macos-cve20209963-info-disc(191619)

Source: MISC
Type: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850

Source: CCN
Type: Apple security document HT211931
About the security content of macOS Big Sur 11.0.1

Source: MISC
Type: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 14.0)
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 14.0)
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 11.0.1)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:macos_big_sur:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    apple ipados *
    apple iphone os *
    apple mac os x *
    apple macos big sur 11.0.0