high
8.8
CWE
416
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2021-1788: Use After Free

First published: Tue Jan 26 2021(Updated: )

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, tvOS 14.4, watchOS 7.3, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4, Safari 14.0.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Credit: Francisco Alonso @revskills Francisco Alonso @revskills Francisco Alonso @revskills Francisco Alonso @revskills Francisco Alonso @revskills product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
debian/webkit2gtk
2.36.4-1~deb10u1
2.38.6-0+deb10u1
2.40.5-1~deb11u1
2.42.1-1~deb11u2
2.40.5-1~deb12u1
2.42.1-1~deb12u1
2.42.1-2
debian/wpewebkit
2.38.6-1~deb11u1
2.38.6-1
2.42.1-1
Apple iPadOS<14.4
Apple iPhone OS<14.4
Apple Mac OS X>=10.14<10.14.6
Apple Mac OS X>=10.15<10.15.7
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6-security_update_2019-004
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6-security_update_2019-005
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6-security_update_2019-006
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6-security_update_2019-007
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6-security_update_2020-001
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6-security_update_2020-002
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6-security_update_2020-003
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6-security_update_2020-004
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6-security_update_2020-005
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6-security_update_2020-006
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6-security_update_2020-007
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6-supplemental_update
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6-supplemental_update_2
Apple Mac OS X=10.15.7
Apple Mac OS X=10.15.7-supplemental_update
Apple macOS>=11.0<11.2
Apple Safari<14.0.3
Apple tvOS<14.4
Apple watchOS<7.3
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=33
Apple watchOS<7.3
7.3
Apple Safari<14.0.3
14.0.3
Apple tvOS<14.4
14.4
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.2
11.2
Apple Catalina
Apple Mojave
Apple iOS<14.4
14.4
Apple iPadOS<14.4
14.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID?

    The vulnerability ID is CVE-2021-1788.

  • What is the affected software?

    The affected software includes Apple Safari, macOS Big Sur, Catalina, Mojave, watchOS, iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2021-1788?

    The severity of CVE-2021-1788 is not specified.

  • How can I fix CVE-2021-1788?

    To fix CVE-2021-1788, update to the latest versions of the affected software as recommended by Apple.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2021-1788?

    You can find more information about CVE-2021-1788 on Apple's official support website.

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