Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2024-44233

 

Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2024-44233

Published: January 20, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU103069
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-44233
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 AppleAVD when handling media files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted media file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

macOS
visionOS
watchOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
tvOS

How to mitigate CVE-2024-44233

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 13.7.1 22H221, 14.7.1 23H222, 15.1 24B83
visionOS - update to 2.1
watchOS - update to 11.1
iPadOS - addressed in versions 17.7.1 21H216, 18.1 22B83
Apple iOS - addressed in versions 17.7.1 21H216, 18.1 22B83
tvOS - update to 18.1

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