CVE ID | CVE-2020-9816 |
CVSS SCORE | 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
AFFECTED VENDORS |
Apple |
AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
macOS |
VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Apple macOS. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of font files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. |
ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT211170 |
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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CREDIT | Peter Nguyen Vu Hoang of STAR Labs |