CVE-2021-1740Path Traversal in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-22Path Traversal13 documents5 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 78.72%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedSep 8
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. A local user may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages10 packages

CVEListV5apple/tvosunspecified14.5
NVDapple/tvos< 14.5
CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified11.3+1
NVDapple/macos11.011.3
NVDapple/ipados< 14.5

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-9hc5-m4g5-3m3c: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation2022-05-24
CVEList
CVE-2021-1740: A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation2021-09-08

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Apple
CVE-2021-1740: Security Update 2021-002 Catalina2021-04-26
Apple
CVE-2021-1740: macOS Big Sur 11.32021-04-26
Apple
CVE-2021-1740: iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.52021-04-26

🕵️Threat Intelligence

7
Trendmicro
Analyzing an Old Bug and Discovering CVE-2021-309952022-01-14
Trendmicro
Analyzing an Old Bug and Discovering CVE-2021-309952022-01-14
Trendmicro
Analyzing an Old Bug and Discovering CVE-2021-309952022-01-14
Trendmicro
Analyzing an Old Bug and Discovering CVE-2021-309952022-01-14
Trendmicro
Analyzing an Old Bug and Discovering CVE-2021-309952022-01-14
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