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CVE-2020-9972
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. Processing a…
High7.8EPSS 1.4%
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- apple
Description
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.4% · top 27% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
- CWE-120 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-120 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected unspecified – < 14.0
References (4)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212011 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212005 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212003 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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