8.8High KEV

CVE-2021-30762Apple iOS WebKit Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Apple iOS Published: (5 years ago)

Known exploited — Apple iOS WebKit Use-After-Free Vulnerability

CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 03.11.2021. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 17.11.2021.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30762

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.5.4. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

Weakness (CWE): CWE-416

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductVersions
Apple iOS unspecified – < 12.5
apple iphone os < 12.5.4

References and patches

CPE matches (NVD) (1)

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 12.5.4