CVE-2020-9964

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A local user may be able to read kernel memory.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-665

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
AppleiOS>= unspecified, < iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0

References

Timeline

Published
Oct 16, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-9964: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix