CVE-2021-1834 — Out-of-bounds Write in Apple Macos

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write5 documents4 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
1.4%
top 19.26%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MacosApple MAC OS X
Timeline
PublishedSep 8
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 11.3+1
▶NVDapple/macos11.0 — 11.3
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x16 versions+15

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-3vpw-cpm2-3x8f: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking↗2022-05-24
▶
CVEList
CVE-2021-1834: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking↗2021-09-08
▶

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Apple
CVE-2021-1834: Security Update 2021-002 Catalina↗2021-04-26
▶
Apple
CVE-2021-1834: macOS Big Sur 11.3↗2021-04-26
▶
CVE-2021-1834 — Out-of-bounds Write in Apple Macos | cvebase