CVE-2020-27930

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-27930
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-12-08 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-02-11 19:50:00 UTC
DescriptionA memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.1, iOS 12.4.9, watchOS 6.2.9, Security Update 2020-006 High Sierra, Security Update 2020-006 Mojave, iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, watchOS 5.3.9, macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Supplemental Update, macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Update. Processing a maliciously crafted font may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.221780000 probability, percentile 0.974240000 (date 2026-07-22)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2021-11-03; due 2022-05-03; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-787

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorApple
ProductMultiple Products
NameApple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27930

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Ipados All All All All
Operating System Apple Ipados All All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os All All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os All All All All
Operating System Apple Macos All All All All
Operating System Apple Macos All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Watchos All All All All
Operating System Apple Watchos All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
About the security content of watchOS 7.1 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
Full Disclosure: APPLE-SA-2020-12-14-4 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2020-11-13-1 macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 FULLDISC seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Apple Safari Remote Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
About the security content of macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of watchOS 5.3.9 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of watchOS 6.2.9 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of Security Update 2020-006 High Sierra, Security Update 2020-006 Mojave - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Supplemental Update, macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Update - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of iOS 12.4.9 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

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