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CVE-2021-31010 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Current Description

A deserialization issue was addressed through improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, iOS 12.5.5, iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, macOS Big Sur 11.6, watchOS 7.6.2. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions. Apple was aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited at the time of release..

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Severity

CVSS 4.0 Severity and Metrics:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

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Note: NVD Analysts have not published a CVSS score for this CVE at this time. NVD Analysts use publicly available information at the time of analysis to associate CVSS vector strings.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.5 HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Metrics:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 5.0 MEDIUM

Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

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Hyperlink	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212805
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212806
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212824

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name	Date Added	Due Date	Required Action
Apple iOS, macOS, watchOS Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability	08/25/2022	09/15/2022	Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-502	Deserialization of Untrusted Data	NIST

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Change History

8 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by Apple Inc. 11/06/2023 10:34:19 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	Reference		Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212805 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212806 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference		Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212824 [No types assigned]
Removed	Reference	MITRE https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804
Removed	Reference	MITRE https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212805
Removed	Reference	MITRE https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212806
Removed	Reference	MITRE https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807
Removed	Reference	MITRE https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212824

Initial Analysis by NIST 5/31/2022 4:13:39 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		Record truncated, showing 500 of 1752 characters. View Entire Change Record OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os::::::::* versions up to (excluding) 14.8 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::* versions from (including) 12.0 up to (excluding) 12.5.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.8 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::* versions from (including) 10.15 up to (excluding) 10.15.7 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:-::::::* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_
Added	CVSS V2		NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Added	CVSS V3.1		NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Added	CWE		NIST CWE-502
Changed	Reference Type	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804 No Types Assigned	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804 Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212805 No Types Assigned	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212805 Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212806 No Types Assigned	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212806 Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807 No Types Assigned	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807 Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212824 No Types Assigned	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212824 Vendor Advisory

CVE Modified by MITRE 5/26/2022 2:15:08 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	Description	REJECT DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by the CVE program. Notes: none.	A deserialization issue was addressed through improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, iOS 12.5.5, iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, macOS Big Sur 11.6, watchOS 7.6.2. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions. Apple was aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited at the time of release..
Added	Reference		https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212805 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212806 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212824 [No Types Assigned]

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-31010
NVD Published Date:
08/24/2021
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
Apple Inc.

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CVE-2021-31010 Detail

Current Description

Analysis Description

Severity

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

CVE Modified by Apple Inc. 5/14/2024 4:58:42 AM

CVE Modified by Apple Inc. 11/06/2023 10:34:19 PM

CVE Source Update by Apple Inc. 11/06/2023 10:34:19 PM

CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 1/09/2023 11:41:59 AM

Initial Analysis by NIST 5/31/2022 4:13:39 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 5/26/2022 2:15:08 PM

CVE Unrejected by MITRE 5/26/2022 2:15:08 PM

CVE Rejected by MITRE 8/24/2021 3:15:24 PM

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