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CVE-2020-27906 (GCVE-0-2020-27906)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-08 20:08 – Updated: 2024-08-04 16:25
VLAI
Summary
Multiple integer overflows were addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or heap corruption.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or heap corruption
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212011 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/26 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 11.0 (custom)
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