FKIE_CVE-2020-9972

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-12-08 20:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:28
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT212003Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT212005Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT212011Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212003Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212005Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212011Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple ipad_os *
apple iphone_os *
apple macos *
apple tvos *
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