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high 7.8

CVE-2020-9956 json

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-30735

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 65%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, tvOS 14.0, macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave, watchOS 7.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. Processing a maliciously crafted font file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Patch / fix

  • Apple tvOS 14.0
  • Apple watchOS 7.0
  • Apple iOS and iPadOS 14.0
  • Apple macOS 11.0, 11.1

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Exploit prediction

1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% 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 tvOS
  • Apple watchOS
  • Apple iOS and iPadOS
  • Apple macOS

Classification

Weakness

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Sources

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