2021-30792 | Apple iOS/iPadOS Model I/O out-of-bounds write (HT212601)
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 14.6 (Smartphone Operating System). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Model I/O. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was disclosed 07/19/2021 as HT212601 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-30792 since 04/13/2021. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/27/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:
Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution
Upgrading to version 14.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:
An out-of-bounds write was addressed with improved input validation.
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-787
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 14.7
04/13/2021 CVE assigned
07/19/2021 Advisory disclosed
07/19/2021 Countermeasure disclosed
07/23/2021 VulDB entry created
07/27/2021 VulDB last updateVendor: https://www.apple.com/
Advisory: HT212601
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2021-30792 (🔒)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
Created: 07/23/2021 08:24
Updated: 07/27/2021 19:41
Changes: (1) source_cve_assigned
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