Actively exploited · Published Sep 8, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-30762
High 8.8 Exploited
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free 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 11.0% (higher than 96% 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 use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.5.4. 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 | 2.28.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30762 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.28.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30762 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.28.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30762 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.28.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30762 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | 2.28.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30762 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | 2.28.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30762 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.28.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30762 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30762 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30762 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30762 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · 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/HT212548 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-30762 government-resource