FKIE_CVE-2020-9983

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-10-16 17:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:28
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in Safari 14.0. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to code execution.
References
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/18Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/19Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/22Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/23/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BY2OBQZFMEFZOSWXPXHPEHOJXXILEEX2/
product-security@apple.comhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PDGBNKYT7NMW7CJ26YFUPUHPJVYGV7IQ/
product-security@apple.comhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-10Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT211845Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT211843Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT211844Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT211850Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT211935Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT211952Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4797Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/18Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/19Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/22Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/23/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BY2OBQZFMEFZOSWXPXHPEHOJXXILEEX2/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PDGBNKYT7NMW7CJ26YFUPUHPJVYGV7IQ/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-10Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT211845Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211843Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211844Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211850Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211935Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211952Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4797Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple icloud 11.5
apple itunes 12.10.9
apple safari *
apple ipados *
apple iphone_os *
apple tvos 14.0
apple watchos 7.0
fedoraproject fedora 32
fedoraproject fedora 33
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:28:55.360",
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