Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2021-30840 (CCN-212474)

Assigned:2021-10-25
Published:2021-10-25
Updated:2021-11-23
Summary:This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15, watchOS 8, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. Processing a maliciously crafted dfont file may lead to arbitrary code execution.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
7.8 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-noinfo
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2021-30840

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
apple-cve202130840-code-exec(212474)

Source: CCN
Type: Apple security document HT212814
About the security content of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15

Source: MISC
Type: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814

Source: MISC
Type: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212815

Source: MISC
Type: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212869

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 15.0)
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 15.0)
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 12.0.1)
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 15.0)
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 8.0)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:ipados:14.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:14.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    apple ipados *
    apple iphone os *
    apple macos *
    apple tvos *
    apple watchos *
    apple ipados 14.8
    apple iphone os 14.8