Advisory Details

May 27th, 2020

Apple macOS libFontParser Font Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-20-673
ZDI-CAN-10651

CVE ID CVE-2020-9816
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Apple
AFFECTED PRODUCTS macOS
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Apple macOS. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of font files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT211170


DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2020-04-07 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2020-05-27 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Peter Nguyen Vu Hoang of STAR Labs
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