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OS X update for CoreAudio (CVE-2020-27908)

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OS X update for CoreAudio (CVE-2020-27908)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/19/2021
Created
02/20/2021
Added
02/19/2021
Modified
12/11/2023

Description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave, macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, watchOS 7.1, tvOS 14.2. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-security-update-2020-001-catalina
  • apple-osx-security-update-2020-007-mojave
  • apple-osx-upgrade-11_0_1

References

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