7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-30849
Apple Safari Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, watchOS 8, Safari 15, tvOS 15, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, iTunes 12.12 for Windows. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 19, 2021, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 23, 2021, 8:20 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-30849 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 itunes
3 Apple iphone_os
4 Apple tvos
5 Apple watchos
6 Apple safari
7 Apple ipados
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-30849 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]

    Nov. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/60 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/60 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/61 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/61 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/62 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/62 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/63 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/63 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/26/9 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/26/9 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/1 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/2 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/4 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212869 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212869 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212953 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212953 Vendor Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.12 *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.0 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.8 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.8 *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:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.12 *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.0 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.8 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.8 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.0.1 *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]

    Nov. 19, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212869 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212953 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 27, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/4 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 27, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/63 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/62 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/61 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/60 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 27, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/2 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 27, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/1 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/26/9 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 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/HT212816 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212816 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212817 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212817 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.12 *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.0 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.8 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.8 *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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-30849 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.14 }} 0.02%

score

0.50752

percentile

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