Race condition in iPadOS and Apple iOS - CVE-2021-30714
Published: May 25, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU53506
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-30714
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in AVEVideoEncoder. A local application can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.
Affected software
iPadOS
Apple iOS
Apple iOS
How to mitigate CVE-2021-30714
Install updates from vendor's website.
iPadOS - update to 14.6 18F72
Apple iOS - addressed in versions 14.5.1 18E212, 14.6 18F72
Apple iOS - addressed in versions 14.5.1 18E212, 14.6 18F72