CVE-2021-46059: Input Validation

Published Jan 7, 2022
·
Updated

REJECT DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none.

Other sources

apache. Multiple issues were addressed by updating apache to version 2.4.53.

Apple

AppKit. A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.

Apple

AppleAVD. An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

Apple

AppleEvents. A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

Apple

AppleGraphicsControl. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation.

Apple

Credit

CVE-2021-4136, CVE-2021-4166, CVE-2021-4173, CVE-2021-4187, CVE-2021-4192, CVE-2021-4193, CVE-2021-46059, CVE-2022-0128, CVE-2022-0156, CVE-2022-0158, an anonymous researcher, Liu Long(Ant Security Light), Jack Dates(RET2 Systems Inc), Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic, Jeonghoon Shin(Theori working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng@@peternguyen14(STAR Labs), Ned Williamson(Google Project Zero), @@gorelics(BreakPoint), (BreakPoint), Ron Masas(BreakPoint), Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)(Microsoft), Jonathan Bar Or(Microsoft), Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Yuebin Sun@@yuebinsun2020(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Max Shavrick@@_mxms(the Google Security Team), Zubair Ashraf(Crowdstrike), CVE-2022-0778, CVE-2022-23308, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, @@gorelics, Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng(STAR Labs), Felix Poulin-Belanger, Antonio Cheong Yu Xuan(YCISCQ), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Heige(KnownSec 404 Team), Bo Qu(Palo Alto Networks), Scarlet Raine, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), CVE-2022-0530, Tavis Ormandy, CVE-2021-45444, Yonghwi Jin@@jinmo123(Theori), Lockheed Martin Red Team, Jeremy Brown(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Qi Sun(Trend Micro), Ye Zhang@@co0py_Cat(Baidu Security), Robert Ai(Trend Micro), CVE-2021-44224, CVE-2021-44790, CVE-2022-22719, CVE-2022-22720, CVE-2022-22721

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.6.6
11.6.6
Apple Catalina
Apple macOS Monterey<12.3
12.3

Event History

Jan 7, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:39 PM
Rejected
via MITRE·10:39 PM
Jan 10, 2022
Data Sourced
02:11 PM
Description
Jan 15, 2022
Rejected
via MITRE·03:04 PM

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2021-46059?

CVE-2021-46059 is a vulnerability in Vim that has been addressed by updating Vim.

2

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2021-46059?

CVE-2021-46059 affects Apple Catalina, macOS Big Sur up to version 11.6.6, and macOS Monterey up to version 12.3.

3

How can I fix CVE-2021-46059?

To fix CVE-2021-46059, update Vim to the latest version available.

4

Where can I find more information about CVE-2021-46059?

You can find more information about CVE-2021-46059 at the following references: [link1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343), [link2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256), [link3](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183).

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