Improved Bounds Checking Fixes Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5

CVE-2021-1816 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

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