CVE-2021-1838

Apple macOS ImageIO PICT File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Se abordó este problema con comprobaciones mejoradas. Este problema se corrigió en iOS versión 14.4 e iPadOS versión 14.4. El procesamiento de una imagen maliciosamente diseñada puede conllevar a una ejecución de código arbitrario

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Apple macOS. Interaction with the ImageIO library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation.
The specific flaw exists within the ImageIO framework. Crafted data in a PICT image can trigger a read past the end of an allocated data structure. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

*Credits: Mickey Jin & Junzhi Lu of Trend Micro Mobile Security Research Team

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

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
2021-06-02 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-09-25 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212146	2021-09-15

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"				< 14.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " < 14.4"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				< 14.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 14.4"		-		Affected