Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2024-54500

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Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2024-54500

Published: December 11, 2024 / Updated: March 19, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU101694
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-54500
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in ImageIO. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted image file, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


Affected software

macOS
visionOS
watchOS
tvOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS

How to mitigate CVE-2024-54500

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 15.2 24C101, 13.7.2 22H308, 14.7.2 23H304
visionOS - update to 2.2
watchOS - update to 11.2
tvOS - update to 18.2
iPadOS - addressed in versions 17.7.3, 18.2 22C152
Apple iOS - update to 18.2 22C152

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