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CVE-2021-30761

Apple iOS WebKit Memory Corruption Vulnerability

KEVHIGH 8.8EPSS 10.5%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 17 November 2021). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.5.4. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
10.54% probability · 96th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 3 November 2021 · due 17 November 2021
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
apple/iphone os
Source
product-security@apple.com

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30761

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.