Input validation error in iPadOS and Apple iOS - CVE-2021-1807

 

Input validation error in iPadOS and Apple iOS - CVE-2021-1807

Published: April 28, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU52685
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1807
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to write arbitrary files.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local user can write arbitrary files to the system.


Affected software

iPadOS
Apple iOS
watchOS

How to mitigate CVE-2021-1807

Install updates from vendor's website.

iPadOS - update to 14.5 18E199
Apple iOS - update to 14.5 18E199
watchOS - update to 7.4 18T195

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