CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-1863

Improper Authentication

Published: Sep 08, 2021 | Modified: Sep 16, 2021
CVSS 3.x
2.4
LOW
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

An issue existed with authenticating the action triggered by an NFC tag. The issue was addressed with improved action authentication. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5. A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to place phone calls to any phone number.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Ipados Apple * 14.5 (excluding)
Iphone_os Apple * 14.5 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References