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CVE-2021-30849

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPad

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00257
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
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Affected Products & Versions

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apple itunes< 12.12
apple safari< 15.0
apple ipados< 14.8
apple iphone os< 14.8
apple macos< 12.0.1
apple tvos< 15.0
apple watchos< 8.0
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSuspicious Microsoft Office Child Process - MacOS
producthighRemote Access Tool - Renamed MeshAgent Execution - MacOS
producthighBinary Padding - MacOS
productmediumSuspicious Execution via macOS Script Editor
productmediumSystem Information Discovery Via Sysctl - MacOS
productmediumNew File Exclusion Added To Time Machine Via Tmutil - MacOS
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · product-security@apple.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD19 Oct 2021 · 02:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

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rhsaRHSA-2025:10364Important
rhsaRHSA-2022:1777Moderate
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2022:0182-2
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2022:0182-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2022:0182-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/60Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/61Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/62Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/63Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/26/9Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/1Mailing List
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