CVE-2021-1816

Apple Security Advisory 2021-04-26-6

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Se abordó un desbordamiento de búfer con una comprobación de límites mejorada. Este problema se corrigió en iOS versión 14.5 e iPadOS versión 14.5, watchOS versión 7.4, tvOS versión 14.5. Una aplicación maliciosa puede ser capaz de ejecutar código arbitrario con privilegios del kernel

iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 addresses buffer overflow, bypass, code execution, cross site scripting, denial of service, double free, heap corruption, out of bounds read, out of bounds write, and use-after-free vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-12-08 CVE Reserved
2021-04-28 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212317	2021-09-20
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212323	2021-09-20
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212324	2021-09-20

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados"				< 14.5 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " < 14.5"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				< 14.5 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 14.5"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Tvos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos"				< 14.5 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos" and version " < 14.5"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Watchos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos"				< 7.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos" and version " < 7.4"		-		Affected