Vulnerability · Published Sep 8, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-1846
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-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 59% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 41.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may disclose restricted memory. 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 out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212317 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212323 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212324 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212325 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212326 x_refsource_MISC