Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 15.0.2 Image Processing memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.0.2. This affects an unknown part of the component Image Processing. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2021-30894. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.0.2 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Image Processing. 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 shared 10/25/2021 by Pan ZhenPeng as HT212867 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-30894. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 10/27/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Upgrading to version 15.1 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 input validation.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 15.1

Timelineinfo

04/13/2021 🔍
10/25/2021 +195 days 🔍
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10/27/2021 +2 days 🔍
10/31/2021 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212867
Researcher: Pan ZhenPeng
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-30894 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-30894
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-185484
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 10/27/2021 08:22
Updated: 10/31/2021 09:30
Changes: 10/27/2021 08:22 (11), 10/27/2021 08:23 (8), 10/27/2021 08:26 (28), 10/31/2021 09:30 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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