CVE-2021-1871

Summary

CVECVE-2021-1871
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-04-02 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:28:00 UTC
DescriptionA logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.007940000 probability, percentile 0.739000000 (date 2026-04-01)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2021-11-03; due 2021-11-17; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorApple
ProductiOS, iPadOS, and macOS
NameApple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS WebKit Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1871

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Ipad Os All All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os All All All All
Operating System Apple Macos All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.15.7 - All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.15.7 security_update_2020 All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.15.7 security_update_2020-001 All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.15.7 supplemental_update All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 33 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
About the security content of macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: webkit2gtk3-2.32.0-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: webkit2gtk3-2.32.0-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
About the security content of iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4923-1 webkit2gtk DEBIAN www.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159499 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for GNOME (ELSA-2021-4381)
  • 174960 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2021:1430-1)
  • 174986 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2021:1499-1)
  • 178622 Debian Security Update for webkit2gtk (DSA 4923-1)
  • 178637 Debian Security Update for webkit2gtk (DSA 4923-1)
  • 180022 Debian Security Update for wpewebkitwebkit2gtk (CVE-2021-1871)
  • 198357 Ubuntu Security Notification for WebKitGTK vulnerabilities (USN-4939-1)
  • 239811 Red Hat Update for gnome security (RHSA-2021:4381)
  • 281405 Fedora Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (FEDORA-2021-864dc37032)
  • 281406 Fedora Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (FEDORA-2021-8070916f7a)
  • 296068 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 34.94.4 Missing (CPUAPR2021)
  • 501712 Alpine Linux Security Update for webkit2gtk
  • 501940 Alpine Linux Security Update for webkit2gtk
  • 505519 Alpine Linux Security Update for webkit2gtk
  • 710570 Gentoo Linux WebkitGTK+ Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202202-01)
  • 750239 OpenSUSE Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (openSUSE-SU-2021:0637-1)
  • 750655 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2021:1990-1)
  • 751623 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2022:0142-1)
  • 751646 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2022:0183-1)
  • 751648 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2022:0182-1)
  • 751659 OpenSUSE Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (openSUSE-SU-2022:0182-1)
  • 751755 OpenSUSE Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (openSUSE-SU-2022:0182-2)
  • 940070 AlmaLinux Security Update for GNOME (ALSA-2021:4381)
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