CVE-2021-30977
highpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.015 · 74 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (12)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-0631Apple macOS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2021-12-13csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Apple macOS ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, beliebigen Programmcode mit Kernel-Privilegien auszuführen, seine Privilegien zu erweitern, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen und Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen.
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sources
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references (18)
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- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165355/Apple-Security-Advisory-2021-12-15-2.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165357/Apple-Security-Advisory-2021-12-15-4.htmlcnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/102874Patchcnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212981cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213183cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Apple-macOS-multiple-vulnerabilities-37064cnnvd
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