CVE-2021-30849
Last modified
CVE-2021-30849 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, watchOS 8, Safari 15, tvOS 15, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, iTunes 12.12 for Windows. EPSS estimates a 1.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, watchOS 8, Safari 15, tvOS 15, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, iTunes 12.12 for Windows. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Itunes | < 12.12 |
| Apple | Safari | < 15.0 |
| Apple | Ipados | < 14.8 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | < 14.8 |
| Apple | Macos | < 12.0.1 |
| Apple | Tvos | < 15.0 |
| Apple | Watchos | < 8.0 |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/60Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/61Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/62Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/63Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212815Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212816Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212817Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212869Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212953Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/60Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/61Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/62Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/63Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212815Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212816Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212817Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212869Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212953Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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