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CVE-2020-9973

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 27, 2020 at 08:53 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:28 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.7, Security Update 2020-005 High Sierra, Security Update 2020-005 Mojave, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

iPadOS· Apple
95%
v < 14.0
Affected range stops below 14.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
iPhone OS· Apple
95%
v < 14.0
Affected range stops below 14.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
macOS· Apple
95%
v < 10.15v < 14.010.13 ≤ v < 10.13.610.14 ≤ v < 10.14.610.15 ≤ v < 10.15.710.13.610.13.6 security_update_2018-00210.13.6 security_update_2018-00310.13.6 security_update_2019-00110.13.6 security_update_2019-00210.13.6 security_update_2019-00310.13.6 security_update_2019-00410.13.6 security_update_2019-00510.13.6 security_update_2019-00610.13.6 security_update_2019-00710.13.6 security_update_2020-00110.13.6 security_update_2020-00210.13.6 security_update_2020-00310.13.6 security_update_2020-00410.14.610.14.6 security_update_2019-00110.14.6 security_update_2019-00210.14.6 security_update_2019-00410.14.6 security_update_2019-00510.14.6 security_update_2019-00610.14.6 security_update_2019-00710.14.6 security_update_2020-00110.14.6 security_update_2020-00210.14.6 security_update_2020-00310.14.6 security_update_2020-004
Affected range stops below 10.13.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.14.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.15.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (5)

Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/21
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211849
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1104

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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