CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-30999

Incorrect Default Permissions

Published: Aug 24, 2021 | Modified: Nov 07, 2023
CVSS 3.x
4.3
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6. A user may be unable to fully delete browsing history.

Weakness

During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Ipados Apple * 14.6 (excluding)
Iphone_os Apple * 14.6 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

  • Compartmentalize the system to have “safe” areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.
  • Ensure that appropriate compartmentalization is built into the system design, and the compartmentalization allows for and reinforces privilege separation functionality. Architects and designers should rely on the principle of least privilege to decide the appropriate time to use privileges and the time to drop privileges.

References