CERT-In Advisory
CIAD-2020-0085
Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Apple Safari
Original Issue Date: December 17, 2020
Severity Rating: High
Software Affected
- Apple Safari versions prior to Safari 14.0.2
Overview
A vulnerability has been reported in Apple Safari which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Description
This vulnerability exist in Apple Safari due to improper memory management issue which trigger use-after-free error in macOS Catalina and macOS Mojave. A remote attacker could exploit the vulnerability by executing specially crafted application.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Solution
Apply appropriate patches as mentioned in the
Apple Security Updates
Vendor Information
Apple
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222
References
Apple
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222
CVE Name
CVE-2020-15969
Disclaimer
The information provided herein is on "as is" basis, without warranty of any kind.
Contact Information
Email: info@cert-in.org.in Phone: +91-11-24368572
Postal address
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Government of India
Electronics Niketan
6, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi - 110 003
India
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