Buffer overflow in WPE WebKit and WebKitGTK+ - CVE-2024-27859
Published: February 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103761
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27859
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
WPE WebKit
WebKitGTK+
visionOS
watchOS
macOS
iPadOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
WebKitGTK+
visionOS
watchOS
macOS
iPadOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
How to mitigate CVE-2024-27859
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
visionOS - update to 1.1
watchOS - update to 10.4
macOS - update to 14.4 23E214
iPadOS - update to 17.4 21E217
tvOS - update to 17.4
Apple iOS - update to 17.4 21E217
watchOS - update to 10.4
macOS - update to 14.4 23E214
iPadOS - update to 17.4 21E217
tvOS - update to 17.4
Apple iOS - update to 17.4 21E217