CVE-2020-9973

moderate-risk
Published 2020-10-27

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.25% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (10)

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/21
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211849
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850
Third Party Advisory https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1104
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/21
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211849
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850
Third Party Advisory https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1104
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 22/34 · High