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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, Security Update 2020-005 High Sierra, Security Update 2020-005 Mojave, iOS 14.0 and...
CVE-2020-9973 · published 6 years ago
Summary
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 ...
What to do
- Update apple ipados to version 14.0 or later.
- Update apple iphone_os to version 14.0 or later.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| apple | ipados |
< 14.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | iphone_os |
< 14.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | mac_os_x |
>= 10.13, < 10.13.6 >= 10.14, < 10.14.6 >= 10.15, < 10.15.7 10.13.6 10.14.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Original advisory text
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...
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.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/21 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211849 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1104 Third Party Advisory
Internet-facing
14 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
- Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Type
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
Timeline
Published27 Oct 2020
Updated3 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2020-9973 · NVD
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