Vulnerability · Published Sep 8, 2021 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2021-1875

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A double free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to heap corruption.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple iOS and iPadOS unspecified – before 14.5
Apple tvOS unspecified – before 14.5
Apple watchOS unspecified – before 7.4
Apple macOS unspecified – before 11.3
Apple macOS unspecified – before 2021
Apple macOS unspecified – before 2021

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