CVE-2021-1805 (GCVE-0-2021-1805)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-02 18:06 – Updated: 2024-08-03 16:25
VLAI
Summary
An out-of-bounds write was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Supplemental Update, macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Security Update 2021-002. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212177 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212327 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/54 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 11.2 (custom)
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