Use After Free in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2021-30902
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8.1 and iPadOS 14.8.1, iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1. A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.004 (35.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Ios And Ipados — versions unspecified
- Apple Ipad_os
- Apple Ipados — versions 15.0
- Apple Iphone_os — versions 15.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-30902?
- CVE-2021-30902 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-08-24.
- How severe is CVE-2021-30902?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-30902 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.