High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 2, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-27944
CVE-2020-27944
Description
A memory corruption issue existed in the processing of font files. This issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 7.2, macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave, iOS 14.3 and iPadOS 14.3, tvOS 14.3. Processing a maliciously crafted font file may lead to arbitrary code execution.
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Affected products
12cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <11.1.0
- (no CPE)range: before 11.1
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <14.3
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <7.2
- (no CPE)range: before 7.2
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: before 14.3
- Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212003nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212005nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212009nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212011nvdVendor Advisory
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