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OS X update for ColorSync (CVE-2021-30942)

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OS X update for ColorSync (CVE-2021-30942)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/24/2021
Created
02/19/2022
Added
02/18/2022
Modified
12/11/2023

Description

Description: A memory corruption issue in the processing of ICC profiles was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.2, tvOS 15.2, macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, watchOS 8.3. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-security-update-2021-008-catalina
  • apple-osx-upgrade-11_6_2
  • apple-osx-upgrade-12_1

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