PT-2020-20809

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 10.15.5 Description The issue allows an application to potentially gain elevated privileges due to a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Core Virtual Machine Service. This vulnerability was demonstrated in a...

(Pwn2Own) Apple macOS Core Virtual Machine Service Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Apple macOS. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of Core...