CVE-2021-1841 — Out-of-bounds Write in Apple Macos

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write5 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 57.67%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MacosApple MAC OS X
Timeline
PublishedSep 8
Latest updateMay 24

Description

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

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | 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-3c2m-gxqv-2jrx: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2021-1841: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges↗2021-09-08
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Apple
CVE-2021-1841: Security Update 2021-002 Catalina↗2021-04-26
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Apple
CVE-2021-1841: macOS Big Sur 11.3↗2021-04-26
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CVE-2021-1841 — Out-of-bounds Write in Apple Macos | cvebase