CVE-2020-3915: High severity macos catalina vulnerability

Published Mar 24, 2020
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Updated

Printing. A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.

Other sources

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4. A malicious application may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.

Credit

An anonymous researcher(iDefense Labs), HyungSeok Han (DaramG)@@Theori(TrendMicro)

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
apple macOS Catalina<10.15.4
10.15.4
apple Mojave
apple High Sierra
Apple iOS and macOS<10.15.4

Event History

Oct 22, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:47 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:47 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-3915?

CVE-2020-3915 is a path handling issue in the Printing feature of macOS Catalina, Mojave, and High Sierra.

2

How does CVE-2020-3915 affect macOS Catalina?

CVE-2020-3915 affects macOS Catalina 10.15.4 version and below.

3

How does CVE-2020-3915 affect macOS Mojave?

CVE-2020-3915 affects macOS Mojave.

4

How does CVE-2020-3915 affect macOS High Sierra?

CVE-2020-3915 affects macOS High Sierra.

5

How can I fix CVE-2020-3915?

To fix CVE-2020-3915, update your macOS to the recommended version mentioned in the Apple support article.

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