CVE-2020-27918
High
CVE-2020-27918
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.1, iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, iCloud for Windows 11.5, Safari 14.0.1, tvOS 14.2, iTunes 12.11 for Windows. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Exploit probability
1.4%
Published
December 8, 2020
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2020-27918
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A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.1, iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, iCloud for Windows 11.5, Safari 14.0.1, tvOS 14.2, iTunes 12.11 for Windows. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/22/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EQ3U3VBSOJB46WCO66TEWE5OAXLTU3YW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JN6ZOD62CTO54CHTMJTHVEF6R2Y532TJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L3L6ZZOU5JS7E3RFYGLP7UFLXCG7TNLU/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-03
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211928
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211929
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211930
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211933
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211934
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211935
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4877