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CVE-2020-27946 (GCVE-0-2020-27946)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-02 17:38 – Updated: 2024-08-04 16:25
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Summary
An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 7.2, macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave, iOS 14.3 and iPadOS 14.3, tvOS 14.3. Processing a maliciously crafted font may result in the disclosure of process memory.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • Processing a maliciously crafted font may result in the disclosure of process memory
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 14.3 (custom)
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Apple tvOS Affected: unspecified , < 14.3 (custom)
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Apple watchOS Affected: unspecified , < 7.2 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 11.1 (custom)
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