Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2024-44201
Published: December 12, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101725
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-44201
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in libarchive. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted archive, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
macOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
How to mitigate CVE-2024-44201
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 14.7.2 23H304, 13.7.2 22H308, 15.1 24B83
iPadOS - addressed in versions 17.7.3, 18.1 22B83
Apple iOS - update to 18.1 22B83
iPadOS - addressed in versions 17.7.3, 18.1 22B83
Apple iOS - update to 18.1 22B83