Buffer overflow in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2021-1882
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved 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. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple iOS And Ipados — versions unspecified
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.15.6, 10.15.7
- Apple tvOS — versions unspecified
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212317 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212323 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212324 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212325 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212326 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-1882?
- CVE-2021-1882 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-09-08.
- How severe is CVE-2021-1882?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-1882 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.