Apple macOS up to 12.0 CoreAudio out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Apple macOS up to 12.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component CoreAudio. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-30905. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 12.0 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component CoreAudio. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 10/25/2021 by Mickey Jin as HT212869 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-30905. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

Processing a maliciously crafted file may disclose user information

Upgrading to version 12.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 12.0.1

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: HT212869
Researcher: Mickey Jin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-30905 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-30905
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-185522
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 10/27/2021 08:55
Updated: 10/31/2021 13:27
Changes: 10/27/2021 08:55 (19), 10/27/2021 08:58 (28), 10/31/2021 13:27 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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