Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2021-30960
Published: December 14, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU58849
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-30960
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the Audio subsystem. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted audio file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Affected software
macOS
watchOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
watchOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
How to mitigate CVE-2021-30960
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 12.1 21C52, 11.6.3 20G415
watchOS - update to 8.3 19S55
tvOS - update to 15.2 19K53
Apple iOS - addressed in versions 15.2 19C56, 15.2 19C57
iPadOS - update to 15.2 19C56
watchOS - update to 8.3 19S55
tvOS - update to 15.2 19K53
Apple iOS - addressed in versions 15.2 19C56, 15.2 19C57
iPadOS - update to 15.2 19C56