CVE-2021-1740

Description

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. A local user may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Risk Information

Base Score
5.5
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.069

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in MacOS Big Sur 11.3 - Software UpdateMac
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in MacOS Big Sur 11.3.1 - Software UpdateMac

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-605752MacOS Big Sur 11.7.10 - Software Update (Force Reboot)(CVE-2023-41064)
PATCH-605752MacOS Big Sur 11.7.10 - Software Update (Force Reboot)(CVE-2023-41064)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234