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OS X update for ImageIO (CVE-2021-30847)

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OS X update for ImageIO (CVE-2021-30847)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/17/2021
Created
11/18/2021
Added
11/17/2021
Modified
10/31/2024

Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 8, macOS Big Sur 11.6, Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, tvOS 15, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, iTunes 12.12 for Windows. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Solution(s)

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

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