Input validation error in macOS - CVE-2020-29625
Published: May 15, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU53285
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-29625
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in ImageIO. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted image and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2020-29625
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 10.13.6 17G14042, 10.14.6 18G7016, 10.15.7 19H114