CVE-2021-3518
HIGH | Platform: iPadOS | Changelog
CVE Details
Description
There’s a flaw in libxml2 in versions before 2.9.11. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by an application linked with libxml2 could trigger a use-after-free. The greatest impact from this flaw is to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
CVSS 3.1 Score
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 8.8 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Weakness
References
- Apple Security Advisory
- NVD Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jul/54 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jul/55 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jul/58 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jul/59 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1954242 (Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00008.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)