High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 8, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-9972

Description

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Ipadosllm-fuzzy2 versions
>=14.0+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >=14.0
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <14.3
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: >=14.0
Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <14.3
Apple Inc./macOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <11.1
Apple Inc./tvOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <14.3
Apple Inc./iOS and iPadOScpe-rescue
Range: unspecified

Patches

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References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT212003nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT212005nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT212011nvdVendor Advisory

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