high
7.8
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2021-1754

First published: Tue Jan 26 2021(Updated: )

ImageIO. This issue was addressed with improved checks.

Credit: Xingwei Lin Ant Security LightJeonghoon Shin @singi21a THEORIMickey Jin & Qi Sun Trend Micro working with Trend Micro product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
tvOS<14.4
14.4
Apple macOS<11.2
11.2
macOS Catalina
macOS Mojave
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<7.3
7.3
Apple iOS and iPadOS<14.4
14.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<14.4
14.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<14.4
iPhone OS<14.4
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.14<10.14.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.15<10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-supplemental_update
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-supplemental_update_2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-supplemental_update
macOS>=11.0<11.2
tvOS<14.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<7.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2021-1754?

    CVE-2021-1754 is a vulnerability in ImageIO that allows for arbitrary code execution.

  • How does CVE-2021-1754 impact macOS Big Sur?

    CVE-2021-1754 affects macOS Big Sur version 11.2 and below, allowing for arbitrary code execution.

  • How does CVE-2021-1754 impact watchOS?

    CVE-2021-1754 affects watchOS version 7.3 and below, allowing for arbitrary code execution.

  • How do I fix CVE-2021-1754 on macOS Big Sur?

    To fix CVE-2021-1754 on macOS Big Sur, update to version 11.3 or later.

  • How do I fix CVE-2021-1754 on watchOS?

    To fix CVE-2021-1754 on watchOS, update to version 7.4 or later.

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