CVE-2020-9954 — Classic Buffer Overflow in Apple Macos

CWE-120 — Classic Buffer Overflow7 documents5 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.9%
top 24.94%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
6
Apple MacosApple TvosApple Watchos+3 more
Timeline
PublishedDec 8
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 7.0, tvOS 14.0, macOS Catalina 10.15.7, Security Update 2020-005 High Sierra, Security Update 2020-005 Mojave, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. Playing a malicious audio file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages8 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/tvosunspecified — 14.0
▶NVDapple/tvos< 14.0
▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 10.15+1
▶NVDapple/ipados< 14.0
▶CVEListV5apple/watchosunspecified — 7.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-h7h6-qvjq-8mhm: A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-9954: A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2020-12-08
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Apple
CVE-2020-9954: tvOS 14.0↗2020-09-16
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Apple
CVE-2020-9954: watchOS 7.0↗2020-09-16
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

2
Qualys
Prevent Pegasus Spyware Attacks with VMDR | Qualys↗2021-07-23
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Qualys
Protect your Devices from Pegasus Spyware using VMDR for Mobile Devices’ Proactive Approach↗2021-07-23
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