CVE-2020-9979: Medium severity tvos vulnerability

Published Sep 16, 2020
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Updated

A trust issue was addressed by removing a legacy API. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, tvOS 14.0. An attacker may be able to misuse a trust relationship to download malicious content.

Other sources

Assets. A trust issue was addressed by removing a legacy API.

Credit

CodeColorist(LightYear Security Lab of AntGroup)

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
tvOS<14.0
14.0
Apple iOS and iPadOS<14.0
14.0
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<14.0
14.0
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<14.0
iPhone OS<14.0
tvOS<14.0

Event History

Oct 27, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:52 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:52 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2020-9979.

2

What is the title of the vulnerability?

The title of the vulnerability is 'Assets. A trust issue was addressed by removing a legacy API.'

3

What was addressed in this vulnerability?

This vulnerability addressed a trust issue by removing a legacy API.

4

Which software is affected by this vulnerability?

The software affected by this vulnerability includes Apple tvOS, Apple iOS, and Apple iPadOS versions up to and excluding 14.0.

5

How can I fix this vulnerability?

To fix this vulnerability, update the affected software to version 14.0 or later.

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