High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 8, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-9954
CVE-2020-9954
Description
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 7.0, tvOS 14.0, macOS Catalina 10.15.7, Security Update 2020-005 High Sierra, Security Update 2020-005 Mojave, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. Playing a malicious audio file may lead to arbitrary code execution.
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Affected products
14cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <14.0
- (no CPE)range: =14.0
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <14.0
- (no CPE)range: =14.0
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <7.0
- (no CPE)range: =7.0
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: =2020-005
=10.15.7+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: =10.15.7
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: =14.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- support.apple.com/en-us/HT211843nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT211844nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT211849nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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