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Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CVE-2020-9940

Medium
6.8/10

Summary

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8. Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

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  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL
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CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The program copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

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