8.8

CVE-2021-1844: apple ipados Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-1844DEBIAN-CVE-2021-1844
Published 02-04-2021Last modified 03-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-1844 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in apple ipados. EPSS estimates a 2.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.38%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 14 · Related 10

Timeline

  1. 02-04-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.4.1 and iPadOS 14.4.1, Safari 14.0.3 (v. 14610.4.3.1.7 and 15610.4.3.1.7), watchOS 7.3.2, macOS Big Sur 11.2.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

84%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 2.39% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.38%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apple6 products
  • ipados< 14.4.1
  • iphone_os< 14.4.1
  • macos≥ unspecified, < 11.2 | ≥ unspecified, < 14.4 | ≥ unspecified, < 7.3 | ≥ unspecified, < 14.0 | < 11.2.3
  • safari< 14.0.3
  • tvos< 14.5
Ubuntu5 products
  • qtwebkit-opensource-srcAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • qtwebkit-sourceAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • webkit2gtkAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.32.0-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | < 2.32.0-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • webkitgtkAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • wpewebkitAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian3 products
Fedoraproject1 product

4 vendors · 15 products

References

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