Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2020-29608
Published: February 2, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50194
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-29608
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing font files within the FontParser component in macOS. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2020-29608
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 10.14.6 18G8012, 11.1 20C69