Use-after-free in iPadOS and Apple iOS - CVE-2021-30741
Published: May 25, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU53509
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-30741
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing email messages in Mail component. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email message, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Affected software
iPadOS
Apple iOS
Apple iOS
How to mitigate CVE-2021-30741
Install updates from vendor's website.
iPadOS - update to 14.6 18F72
Apple iOS - update to 14.6 18F72
Apple iOS - update to 14.6 18F72