Advisory Details

July 13th, 2021

Apple macOS ModelIO USD Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2021-30725
CVSS SCORE	7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	Apple
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	macOS
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Apple macOS. Interaction with the ModelIO library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation. The specific flaw exists within the ModelIO framework. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://support.apple.com/HT212529
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2021-03-17 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2021-07-13 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2021-07-13 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro

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