CVE-2020-9878

Apple Security Advisory 2020-07-15-1

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8. Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

Se abordó un problema de desbordamiento del búfer con un manejo de la memoria mejorado. Este problema es corregido en iOS versión 13.6 y iPadOS versión 13.6, macOS Catalina versión 10.15.6, tvOS versión 13.4.8, watchOS versión 6.2.8. El procesamiento de un archivo USD creado maliciosamente puede conllevar el cierre inesperado de la aplicación o una ejecución de código arbitraria

macOS Catalina 10.15.6, Security Update 2020-004 Mojave, Security Update 2020-004 High Sierra are now available and address buffer overflow, code execution, denial of service, out of bounds read, and out of bounds write vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-03-02 CVE Reserved
2020-07-17 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2025-06-28 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.apple.com/HT211288	2023-01-09
https://support.apple.com/HT211289	2023-01-09
https://support.apple.com/HT211291	2023-01-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados"				< 13.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " < 13.6"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				< 13.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 13.6"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				< 10.15.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " < 10.15.6"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Tvos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos"				< 13.4.8 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos" and version " < 13.4.8"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Watchos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos"				< 6.2.8 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos" and version " < 6.2.8"		-		Affected