Information disclosure in macOS - CVE-2021-30896

 

Information disclosure in macOS - CVE-2021-30896

Published: October 27, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU57734
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-30896
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the Game Center. A malicious application can gain unauthorized access to user's gameplay data.


Affected software

macOS
watchOS
tvOS

How to mitigate CVE-2021-30896

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - update to 12.0.1 21A559
watchOS - update to 8.1 19R570
tvOS - update to 15.1 19J572

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