Apple macOS up to 11.1 ImageIO Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 11.1. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component ImageIO. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2021-1746. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 11.1 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown function of the component ImageIO. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 02/01/2021 by Mickey Jin, Qi Sun and Xingwei Lin as HT212147 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-1746. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution

Upgrading to version 11.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

This issue was addressed with improved checks.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 11.2

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12/08/2020 🔍
02/01/2021 +55 days 🔍
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02/03/2021 +2 days 🔍
02/22/2021 +19 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212147
Researcher: Mickey Jin, Qi Sun, Xingwei Lin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-1746 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-1746
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-169085
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 02/03/2021 13:44
Updated: 02/22/2021 18:45
Changes: 02/03/2021 13:44 (8), 02/03/2021 13:45 (10), 02/03/2021 13:48 (28), 02/22/2021 18:45 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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