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CVE-2020-29616:
macOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2020-29616 is a memory corruption vulnerability discovered in Apple's ImageIO component affecting macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. The vulnerability was disclosed and patched in December 2020 as part of macOS Big Sur 11.1 security update (Apple Security).
Technical details
The vulnerability is a memory corruption issue in the processing of maliciously crafted images. The issue was addressed by Apple with improved input validation (Apple Security). The vulnerability was discovered by researcher zhouat working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative.
Impact
Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution on affected systems (Apple Security).
Mitigation and workarounds
Apple addressed this vulnerability in macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, and Security Update 2020-007 Mojave released on December 14, 2020. Users should update to these or later versions to receive the fix (Apple Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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