CVE-2021-30860

CVE Published	2021-08-24
Related CWE(s)	CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Related Vendor(s)	freedesktop, apple, xpdfreader
Related Product(s)	poppler, mac_os_x, ipados, iphone_os, macos, watchos, xpdf
Exploitation Reported (CISA KEV)	2021-11-03
CVSS 3 Base Score	7.8 (HIGH)
CVSS 3 Attack Complexity	LOW
CVSS 3 Attack Vector	LOCAL

An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, macOS Big Sur 11.6, watchOS 7.6.2. Processing a maliciously crafted PDF may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

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Associated CAPEC Patterns

Forced Integer Overflow (CAPEC-92)

This attack forces an integer variable to go out of range. The integer variable is often used as an offset such as size of memory allocation or similarly. The attacker would typically control the value of such variable and try to get it out of range. For instance the integer in question is incremented past the maximum possible value, it may wrap to become a very small, or negative number, therefore providing a very incorrect value which can lead to unexpected behavior. At worst the attacker can execute arbitrary code.

References

CVE-2021-30860

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Associated CAPEC Patterns

Forced Integer Overflow (CAPEC-92)

References

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