CVE-2020-9954

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.

• CWE-120

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211843Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211844Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211849Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211843Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211844Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211849Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Published

Dec 8, 2020

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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