High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 19, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-30842
CVE-2021-30842
Description
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, macOS Big Sur 11.6, Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, tvOS 15, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, watchOS 8. Processing a maliciously crafted dfont file may lead to arbitrary code execution.
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Affected products
20unspecified+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=11.0,<11.6
- Range: =11.6
- Range: <=14.8, <=15
<=14.8, <=15+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=14.8, <=15
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <14.8
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 10 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=10.15,<=10.15.6
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-005:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-007:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-002:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-003:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-004:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:supplemental_update:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References
9- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/61nvdMailing ListRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/62nvdMailing ListRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/63nvdMailing ListRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212805nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212815nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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