Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU89405

Memory leak in macOS - CVE-2024-27841

Published: May 14, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU89405

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27841

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in AVEVideoEncoder. A local application can force the application to leak memory and gain access to sensitive information.

Affected software

macOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS

How to mitigate CVE-2024-27841

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - update to 14.5 23F79
iPadOS - update to 17.5 21F79
Apple iOS - update to 17.5 21F79

External References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214106

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