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    About the security content of Security Update 2021-003 Catalina

    This document describes the security content of Security Update 2021-003 Catalina.

    About Apple security updates

    For our customers' protection, Apple doesn't disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are available. Recent releases are listed on the Apple security updates page.

    Apple security documents reference vulnerabilities by CVE-ID when possible.

    For more information about security, see the Apple Product Security page.

    Security Update 2021-003 Catalina

    Released May 24, 2021

    AMD

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory

    Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

    CVE-2021-30676: shrek_wzw

    AMD

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

    Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

    CVE-2021-30678: Yu Wang of Didi Research America

    App Store

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation

    Description: A malicious application may be able to break out of its sandbox.

    CVE-2021-30688: Thijs Alkemade of Computest Research Division

    Entry added July 21, 2021

    AppleScript

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: A malicious application may bypass Gatekeeper checks

    Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

    CVE-2021-30669: Yair Hoffman

    Audio

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: Parsing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to disclosure of user information

    Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.

    CVE-2021-30685: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro

    CoreAudio

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking

    Description: Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may disclose restricted memory.

    CVE-2021-30686: Mickey Jin of Trend Micro working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

    Entry added July 21, 2021

    Core Services

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges

    Description: A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.

    CVE-2021-30681: Zhongcheng Li (CK01)

    CVMS

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges

    Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.

    CVE-2021-30724: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro

    Dock

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: A malicious application may be able to access a user's call history

    Description: An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions.

    CVE-2021-30673: Josh Parnham (@joshparnham)

    FontParser

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted font file may lead to arbitrary code execution

    Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.

    CVE-2020-29629: an anonymous researcher

    Entry added May 25, 2022

    FontParser

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: A malicious application may be able to read restricted memory

    Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.

    CVE-2020-29629: an anonymous researcher

    Entry added May 25, 2022

    Graphics Drivers

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: A remote attacker may cause an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

    Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

    CVE-2021-30684: Liu Long of Ant Security Light-Year Lab

    Graphics Drivers

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking

    Description: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

    CVE-2021-30735: Jack Dates of RET2 Systems, Inc. (@ret2systems) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

    Entry added July 21, 2021

    Heimdal

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: A malicious application may cause a denial of service or potentially disclose memory contents

    Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.

    CVE-2021-30710: Gabe Kirkpatrick (@gabe_k)

    Heimdal

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial of service

    Description: A race condition was addressed with improved locking.

    CVE-2021-1884: Gabe Kirkpatrick (@gabe_k)

    Heimdal

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: Processing maliciously crafted server messages may lead to heap corruption

    Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.

    CVE-2021-1883: Gabe Kirkpatrick (@gabe_k)

    Heimdal

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: A local user may be able to leak sensitive user information

    Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

    CVE-2021-30697: Gabe Kirkpatrick (@gabe_k)

    Heimdal

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: A malicious application could execute arbitrary code leading to compromise of user information

    Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

    CVE-2021-30683: Gabe Kirkpatrick (@gabe_k)

    ImageIO

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to disclosure of user information

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

    CVE-2021-30687: Hou JingYi (@hjy79425575) of Qihoo 360

    ImageIO

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution

    Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.

    CVE-2021-30701: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro and Ye Zhang of Baidu Security

    ImageIO

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution

    Description: An out-of-bounds write was addressed with improved input validation.

    CVE-2021-30743: CFF of Topsec Alpha Team, an anonymous researcher, and Jeonghoon Shin(@singi21a) of THEORI working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

    ImageIO

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted ASTC file may disclose memory contents

    Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.

    CVE-2021-30705: Ye Zhang of Baidu Security

    Intel Graphics Driver

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

    Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

    CVE-2021-30728: Liu Long of Ant Security Light-Year Lab

    Intel Graphics Driver

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code

    Description: A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.

    CVE-2021-30719: an anonymous researcher working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

    Entry added July 21, 2021

    Intel Graphics Driver

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking

    Description: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

    CVE-2021-30726: Yinyi Wu(@3ndy1) of Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team

    Entry added July 21, 2021

    Kernel

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

    Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

    CVE-2021-30704: an anonymous researcher

    Kernel

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted message may lead to a denial of service

    Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

    CVE-2021-30715: The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)

    Kernel

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation

    Description: A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

    CVE-2021-30739: Zuozhi Fan (@pattern_F_) of Ant Group Tianqiong Security Lab

    Entry added July 21, 2021

    Login Window

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: A person with physical access to a Mac may be able to bypass Login Window

    Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

    CVE-2021-30702: Jewel Lambert of Original Spin, LLC.

    Mail

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management

    Description: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to misrepresent application state.

    CVE-2021-30696: Fabian Ising and Damian Poddebniak of Münster University of Applied Sciences

    Entry added July 21, 2021

    Model I/O

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may disclose memory contents

    Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.

    CVE-2021-30819

    Entry added May 25, 2022

    Model I/O

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may disclose memory contents

    Description: An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management.

    CVE-2021-30723: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro

    CVE-2021-30691: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro

    CVE-2021-30694: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro

    CVE-2021-30692: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro

    Model I/O

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may disclose memory contents

    Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.

    CVE-2021-30746: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro

    Model I/O

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution

    Description: A validation issue was addressed with improved logic.

    CVE-2021-30693: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) & Junzhi Lu (@pwn0rz) of Trend Micro

    Model I/O

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may disclose memory contents

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

    CVE-2021-30695: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) & Junzhi Lu (@pwn0rz) of Trend Micro

    Model I/O

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

    Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.

    CVE-2021-30708: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) & Junzhi Lu (@pwn0rz) of Trend Micro

    Model I/O

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may disclose memory contents

    Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.

    CVE-2021-30709: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro

    Model I/O

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

    Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.

    CVE-2021-30725: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro

    NSOpenPanel

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: An application may be able to gain elevated privileges

    Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

    CVE-2021-30679: Gabe Kirkpatrick (@gabe_k)

    OpenLDAP

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial of service

    Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.

    CVE-2020-36226

    CVE-2020-36229

    CVE-2020-36225

    CVE-2020-36224

    CVE-2020-36223

    CVE-2020-36227

    CVE-2020-36228

    CVE-2020-36221

    CVE-2020-36222

    CVE-2020-36230

    Security

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: A memory corruption issue in the ASN.1 decoder was addressed by removing the vulnerable code

    Description: Processing a maliciously crafted certificate may lead to arbitrary code execution.

    CVE-2021-30737: xerub

    Entry added July 21, 2021

    smbx

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to perform denial of service

    Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

    CVE-2021-30716: Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos

    smbx

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to execute arbitrary code

    Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.

    CVE-2021-30717: Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos

    smbx

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

    Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

    CVE-2021-30712: Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos

    smbx

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to leak sensitive user information

    Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.

    CVE-2021-30721: Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos

    smbx

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to leak sensitive user information

    Description: An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management.

    CVE-2021-30722: Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos

    TCC

    Available for: macOS Catalina

    Impact: A malicious application may be able to send unauthorized Apple events to Finder

    Description: A validation issue was addressed with improved logic.

    CVE-2021-30671: Ryan Bell (@iRyanBell)

    Additional recognition

    App Store

    We would like to acknowledge Thijs Alkemade of Computest Research Division for their assistance.

    CFString

    We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their assistance.

    CoreCapture

    We would like to acknowledge Zuozhi Fan (@pattern_F_) of Ant-financial TianQiong Security Lab for their assistance.

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    Published Date: November 03, 2023
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