CVE-2021-1817

webkitgtk: Memory corruption leading to arbitrary code execution

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Se abordó un problema de corrupción de la memoria con una administración de estado mejorada. Este problema se corrigió en macOS Big Sur versión 11.3, iOS versión 14.5 e iPadOS versión 14.5, watchOS versión 7.4, tvOS versión 14.5. El procesamiento de contenido web maliciosamente diseñado puede conllevar a una ejecución de código arbitrario

macOS Big Sur 11.3 addresses buffer overflow, bypass, code execution, cross site scripting, denial of service, double free, heap corruption, integer overflow, out of bounds read, out of bounds write, and use-after-free vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-12-08 CVE Reserved
2021-04-28 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212317	2021-09-16
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212323	2021-09-16
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212324	2021-09-16
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212325	2021-09-16
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-1817	2021-05-18
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1986852	2021-05-18

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados"				< 14.5 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " < 14.5"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				< 14.5 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 14.5"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"				>= 11.0 < 11.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version " >= 11.0 < 11.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Tvos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos"				< 14.5 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos" and version " < 14.5"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Watchos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos"				< 7.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos" and version " < 7.4"		-		Affected