#VU50199 Input validation error in macOS - CVE-2021-1773 

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#VU50199 Input validation error in macOS - CVE-2021-1773

Published: February 2, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU50199
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1773
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
macOS
Software vendor:
Apple Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing image files within the ImageIO component in macOS. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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