CVE-2020-27898

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Published Dec 8, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

A denial of service issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. An attacker may be able to bypass Managed Frame Protection.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 11.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-20391	A denial of service issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. An attacker may be able to bypass Managed Frame Protection.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.0% (1.003% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/26
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212011

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Macos

Weaknesses

CWE-252

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 4:25 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Dec 8, 2020, 8:07 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 4:25 PM
Reserved: Oct 27, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:09 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 8, 2020, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:09 AM

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