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Processing a maliciously crafted PDF may lead to arbitrary code execution

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Processing a maliciously crafted PDF may lead to arbitrary code execution

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/15/2021
Created
09/20/2021
Added
09/15/2021
Modified
12/11/2023

Description

An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, macOS Big Sur 11.6, watchOS 7.6.2. Processing a maliciously crafted PDF may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-security-update-2021-005
  • apple-osx-security-update-2021-005-catalina
  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_15_7
  • apple-osx-upgrade-11_6

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