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OS X update for ImageIO (CVE-2020-9879)

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OS X update for ImageIO (CVE-2020-9879)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/07/2020
Created
08/08/2020
Added
08/07/2020
Modified
04/05/2021

Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. 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, iTunes 12.10.8 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 11.3, iCloud for Windows 7.20. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_15_6

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