Vulnerability · Published Sep 8, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-1847
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 35.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave. Opening a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212325 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212326 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212327 x_refsource_MISC