Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-30979
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 75% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina. Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212981 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-358/ x_refsource_MISC