7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2021-30834
Apple iOS/ iPadOS Logic Flaw
Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, tvOS 15, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, Security Update 2021-007 Catalina. Processing a malicious audio file may result in unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 28, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:04 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-30834 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 mac_os_x
3 Apple iphone_os
4 Apple tvos
5 Apple watchos
6 Apple ipados
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
An issue in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS may allow for unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. Upgrading to the latest version addresses the vulnerability.
  • Upgrade affected Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS versions.
  • For iOS and iPadOS, upgrade to version 14.8 or later, or version 15 or later.
  • For macOS, upgrade to Catalina Security Update 2021-007 or later.
  • For tvOS, upgrade to version 15 or later.
  • For watchOS, upgrade to version 8 or later.
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-2021-30834.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212815 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212871 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212804 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212815 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212871 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212804 Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-30834 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-2021-30834 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-30834 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-30834 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212815
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212871
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212804
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 14.8 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 14.8
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 11, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212804 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212804 Vendor Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.8 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.8 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.15.7 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-002:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-003:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-004:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-005:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-006:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:supplemental_update:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.0 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.0 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.8 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.8 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.15.7 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-002:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-003:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-004:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-005:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-006:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:supplemental_update:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (excluding) 11.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.0 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 20, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212804 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 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:P/I:P/A:P)
    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/HT212807 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212815 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212815 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212871 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212871 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.8 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.8 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.15.7 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-002:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-003:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-004:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-005:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-006:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:supplemental_update:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.0 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.0
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.34 }} -0.21%

score

0.53990

percentile