Buffer overflow in Apple Ipados
CVE-2020-9954
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (72.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.015 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac OS X
- Apple tvOS — versions unspecified
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT211849 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT211843 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT211844 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-9954?
- CVE-2020-9954 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-12-08.
- How severe is CVE-2020-9954?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.