Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-30881
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An input validation issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1, macOS Monterey 12.0.1, tvOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1, Security Update 2021-007 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. Unpacking a maliciously crafted archive may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212871 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212872 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212867 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212874 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212876 x_refsource_MISC