CVE-2020-9978: Medium severity apple macos vulnerability

Published Sep 16, 2020
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Updated

HomeKit. This issue was addressed with improved setting propagation.

Other sources

This issue was addressed with improved setting propagation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, tvOS 14.0, macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave, watchOS 7.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to unexpectedly alter application state.

Credit

Luyi Xing, Dongfang Zhao, Xia(Indiana University Bloomington), Yan Jia(Xidian University), University(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Bin Yuan(HuaZhong University of Science), Technology

Affected Software

29 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.0.1
11.0.1
Apple tvOS<14.0
14.0
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.1
11.1
Apple Catalina
Apple Mojave
Apple WatchOS<7.0
7.0
Apple iOS<14.0
14.0
Apple iPadOS<14.0
14.0
Apple iPadOS<14.0
Apple iPhone OS<14.0
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.14<10.14.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.15<10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-supplemental_update
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-supplemental_update_2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-supplemental_update
Apple macOS>=11.0<11.1.0
Apple WatchOS<7.0

Event History

Apr 2, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:25 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:25 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-9978?

CVE-2020-9978 is a vulnerability related to HomeKit that has been addressed with improved setting propagation.

2

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-9978?

CVE-2020-9978 affects tvOS up to version 14.0, iOS up to version 14.0, iPadOS up to version 14.0, watchOS up to version 7.0, and macOS Big Sur up to version 11.1.

3

What is the remedy for CVE-2020-9978?

The remedy for CVE-2020-9978 is to update the affected software to the specified versions: tvOS 14.0, iOS 14.0, iPadOS 14.0, watchOS 7.0, and macOS Big Sur 11.1.

4

Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-9978?

You can find more information about CVE-2020-9978 on the Apple support page: [Link 1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211843), [Link 2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211844), and [Link 3](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850).

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