CVE-2021-30991 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Published: 2021-08-24

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very 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	< 15.2

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::

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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-2021-17908	An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00265.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Ipados Iphone Os

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2021-08-24T18:51:29.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T22:48:14.290Z

Reserved: 2021-04-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-30991

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-24T19:15:23.923

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:05:06.717

Link: CVE-2021-30991

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-125

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