Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-30902
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 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 15.1 |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 14.8 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212867 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212868 x_refsource_MISC