CVE-2021-1780 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. An attacker in a privileged position may be able to perform a denial of service attack.

Published: 2021-04-02

Score: 4.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

iOS and iPadOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 14.4

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-7244	A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. An attacker in a privileged position may be able to perform a denial of service attack.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0025.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212146

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Ipados Iphone Os

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2021-04-02T17:58:07.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T16:25:05.627Z

Reserved: 2020-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-1780

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-04-02T18:15:21.247

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:32:32.827

Link: CVE-2021-1780

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-665
Improper Initialization

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