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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-1764

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.96%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.96%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, watchOS 7.3, tvOS 14.4, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial of service.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.96% probability · 79th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-416
Affected
apple/ipados · apple/iphone os · apple/mac os x · apple/macos · apple/tvos · apple/watchos
Source
product-security@apple.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.