CVE-2020-27930
mediumpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.220 · 98 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSadded 2021-11-03remediate by 2022-05-03
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.1, iOS 12.4.9, watchOS 6.2.9, Security Update 2020-006 High Sierra, Security Update 2020-006 Mojave, iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, watchOS 5.3.9, macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Supplemental Update, macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Update. Processing a maliciously crafted font may lead to arbitrary code execution.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.8
ssvc
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weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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affected products (24)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (40)
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- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27930cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159953/Apple-Security-Advisory-2020-11-05-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160060/Apple-Security-Advisory-2020-11-13-2.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161294/Apple-Safari-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlcnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211928cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211929cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931cnnvd
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