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CVE-2021-1757

HIGH
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, watchOS 7.3, tvOS 14.4, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

How to fix

Remediation Available
ipadosNVD
Affected:< 14.4Fixed in:14.4CVE-2021-1757derived from NVD
iphone osNVD
Affected:< 14.4Fixed in:14.4CVE-2021-1757derived from NVD
mac os xNVD
Affected:>= 10.15, < 10.15.7Fixed in:10.15.7CVE-2021-1757derived from NVD
macosNVD
Affected:>= 11.0, < 11.2Fixed in:11.2CVE-2021-1757derived from NVD
tvosNVD
Affected:< 14.4Fixed in:14.4CVE-2021-1757derived from NVD
watchosNVD
Affected:< 7.3Fixed in:7.3CVE-2021-1757derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days
25thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 25% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-21769High7.592%-Fix
CVE-2023-49285High8.689%-Fix
CVE-2020-8794Critical9.889%-Fix
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