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CVE-2020-9973

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.7, Securi

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.7, Security Update 2020-005 High Sierra, Security Update 2020-005 Mojave, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00248
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
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Affected Products & Versions

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apple ipados< 14.0
apple iphone os< 14.0
apple mac os x>= 10.13 and < 10.13.6
apple mac os x>= 10.14 and < 10.14.6
apple mac os x>= 10.15 and < 10.15.7
apple mac os xall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · product-security@apple.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD27 Oct 2020 · 09:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/21Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211849Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1104Third Party Advisory
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