High severity · published Aug 24, 2021
CVE-2021-30942
Description: A memory corruption issue in the processing of ICC profiles was addressed with improved input validation
7.8
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Description: A memory corruption issue in the processing of ICC profiles was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.2, tvOS 15.2, macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, watchOS 8.3. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 74% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 15.2 · source: NVD
MA
macOS · Apple
11.0 before 11.6.2; 12.0 before 12.1 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
10.15 before 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; +4 more · source: NVD
TV
Tvos · Apple
before 15.2 · source: NVD
WA
Watchos · Apple
before 8.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30942
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-30942
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165559/Apple-ColorSync-Out-Of-Bounds-Read.html
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212975
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212980
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