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OS X update for CoreAudio (CVE-2020-27909)

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OS X update for CoreAudio (CVE-2020-27909)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
04/01/2021
Created
04/02/2021
Added
04/01/2021
Modified
12/06/2022

Description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, tvOS 14.2, watchOS 7.1. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-11_0_1

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