Apple tvOS up to 14.4 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple tvOS up to 14.4. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-1817. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple tvOS up to 14.4 (Digital Media Player). Affected is an unknown code block of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 04/26/2021 as HT212323 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-1817. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 241427 (RHEL 7 : webkitgtk4 (RHSA-2025:10364)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 14.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (241427). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 241427
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : webkitgtk4 (RHSA-2025:10364)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 14.5

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12/08/2020 🔍
04/26/2021 +138 days 🔍
04/26/2021 +0 days 🔍
04/27/2021 +1 days 🔍
07/10/2025 +1535 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212323
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-1817 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-1817
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-174060

Entryinfo

Created: 04/27/2021 10:58
Updated: 07/10/2025 09:44
Changes: 04/27/2021 10:58 (17), 04/27/2021 10:59 (1), 04/27/2021 11:02 (27), 05/01/2021 10:02 (4), 07/10/2025 09:44 (16)
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