7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-30748
iOS Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.7, macOS Big Sur 11.5. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 8, 2021, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 11, 2022, 2:59 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-30748 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple tvos
4 Apple ipados
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-30748.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212601 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212602 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212604 Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-30748 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-30748 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 11, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212604 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212604 Vendor Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.7 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (excluding) 11.5 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.7 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.7 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 11.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.7
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 20, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212604 [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 from (excluding) 11.5 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 from (excluding) 11.5
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 15, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212601 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212601 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212602 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212602 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.7 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (excluding) 11.5
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-30748 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-30748 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.12 }} 0.01%

score

0.47038

percentile

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