CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.0 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 14.1.0 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was published 05/24/2021 by Marcin Towalski as HT212534 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-21779. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/28/2021). The advisory points out:
Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Upgrading to version 14.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Safari 14.1.1
Timeline
01/04/2021 🔍05/24/2021 🔍
05/24/2021 🔍
05/25/2021 🔍
05/28/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT212534
Researcher: Marcin Towalski
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2021-21779 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 05/25/2021 14:39Updated: 05/28/2021 18:15
Changes: 05/25/2021 14:39 (6), 05/25/2021 14:40 (13), 05/25/2021 14:43 (27), 05/28/2021 18:15 (4)
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