Race condition in macOS - CVE-2021-1884

 

Race condition in macOS - CVE-2021-1884

Published: April 27, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU52658
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1884
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in Heimdal. A remote attacker can crash the application.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-1884

Install updates from vendor's website.

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