CVE-2020-27948

HIGH

iPadOS < 14.3 - Out-of-bounds Write via Malicious Audio File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212011
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212003
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212005
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212009

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0100
EPSS Percentile 58.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (8)
apple/ipados < 14.3
apple/iphone_os < 14.3
apple/mac_os_x 10.14.6 (13 CPE variants)
apple/mac_os_x 10.15.7 (2 CPE variants)
apple/mac_os_x 10.14 - 10.14.6
apple/macos 11.0 - 11.1.0
apple/tvos < 14.3
apple/watchos < 7.2
Published Apr 02, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026