CVE-2021-1796 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An out-of-bounds write was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution.

Published: 2021-04-02

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

iOS and iPadOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 14.4

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::

No data.

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-7260	An out-of-bounds write was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01558.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212146

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Ipad Os Iphone Os

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2021-04-02T18:03:38.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T16:25:05.584Z

Reserved: 2020-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-1796

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-04-02T19:15:19.413

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:45:07.933

Link: CVE-2021-1796

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-787

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