High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 28, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-9897

Description

An out-of-bounds write was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. Processing a maliciously crafted PDF may lead to arbitrary code execution.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: 14.2
Apple Inc./macOS Big Surllm-fuzzy
Range: 11.0.1
Apple Inc./Ipadosllm-fuzzy2 versions
14.2+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 14.2
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <14.2
Apple Inc./macOSv52 versions
unspecified+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <11.0.1
Apple Inc./iOS and iPadOScpe-rescue
Range: unspecified
Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <14.2

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT211929nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931nvdVendor Advisory

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