CVE-2020-9948 (GCVE-0-2020-9948)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-10-16 16:52 – Updated: 2024-08-04 10:50
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Summary
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 14.0. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://support.apple.com/HT211845 x_refsource_MISC
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/18 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/23/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4797 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-10 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple Safari Affected: unspecified , < Safari 14.0 (custom)
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