Actively exploited · Published Sep 8, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-30666
High 8.8 Exploited
In plain English
A high-severity memory corruption in iOS from Apple. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on November 3, 2021). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.0% (higher than 87% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
CISA guidance
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Federal agencies must remediate by Nov 17, 2021.
Official description
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.5.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | webkit2gtk | 2.26.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30666 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.26.1-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30666 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.26.1-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30666 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.26.1-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30666 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | 2.26.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30666 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | 2.26.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30666 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.26.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30666 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30666 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30666 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30666 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212341 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-30666 government-resource