CVE-2021-30788 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Apple Macos

CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer OverflowCWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write7 documents6 sources
Severity
7.1HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 43.43%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
7
Apple IOSApple MacosApple Security Update Catalina+4 more
Timeline
PublishedSep 8
Latest updateMay 26

Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.7, macOS Big Sur 11.5, watchOS 7.6, tvOS 14.7, Security Update 2021-005 Mojave, Security Update 2021-004 Catalina. Processing a maliciously crafted tiff file may lead to a denial-of-service or potentially disclose memory contents.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages8 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/security_update_catalinaunspecified — 2021
▶NVDapple/tvos< 14.7
▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 11.5+3
▶NVDapple/macos< 11.5
▶NVDapple/watchos< 7.6

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-5725-9883-g5fp: This issue was addressed with improved checks↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2021-30788: This issue was addressed with improved checks↗2021-09-08
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Red Hat
ntfs-3g: crafted NTFS image can cause a heap-based buffer overflow in ntfs_mft_rec_alloc↗2022-05-26
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Microsoft
A crafted NTFS image can cause a heap-based buffer overflow in ntfs_mft_rec_alloc in NTFS-3G through 2021.8.22.↗2022-05-10
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Apple
CVE-2021-30788: Security Update 2021-005 Mojave↗2021-07-21
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Apple
CVE-2021-30788: iOS 14.7 and iPadOS 14.7↗
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