Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2021 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2021-30919

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 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An out-of-bounds write was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1, macOS Monterey 12.0.1, iOS 14.8.1 and iPadOS 14.8.1, tvOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1, Security Update 2021-007 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. Processing a maliciously crafted PDF may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple iOS and iPadOS unspecified – before 15.1
Apple iOS and iPadOS unspecified – before 14.8
Apple macOS unspecified – before 12.0
Apple macOS unspecified – before 2021
Apple macOS unspecified – before 11.6
Apple macOS unspecified – before 8.1
Apple macOS unspecified – before 15.1

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