PT-2020-16869 · Apple · Apple Macos

Published 2020-11-12 · Updated 2021-09-15 · CVE-2020-27942

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to Security Update 2021-002 Catalina macOS versions prior to Security Update 2021-003 Mojave

Description A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. Processing a maliciously crafted font file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, apply Security Update 2021-002. For macOS versions prior to Security Update 2021-003 Mojave, apply Security Update 2021-003.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-27942

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 7

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212326 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212327 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-27942 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27942 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-27942 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102846 · Note