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high 7.8

CVE-2020-29611 json

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-21972

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 64%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in tvOS 14.3, macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave, iOS 14.3 and iPadOS 14.3, iCloud for Windows 12.0, watchOS 7.2. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Patch / fix

  • Apple iOS and iPadOS 14.3
  • Apple tvOS 14.3
  • Apple watchOS 7.2
  • Apple macOS 11.1, 12.0

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Exploit prediction

1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Apple iOS and iPadOS
  • Apple tvOS
  • Apple watchOS
  • Apple macOS

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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