Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2024-40777
Published: July 30, 2024 / Updated: October 3, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94868
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-2024-40777
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 condition in ImageIO. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the application.
Affected software
macOS
visionOS
watchOS
tvOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
visionOS
watchOS
tvOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
How to mitigate CVE-2024-40777
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - update to 14.6 23G80
visionOS - update to 1.3
watchOS - update to 10.6
tvOS - update to 17.6
iPadOS - update to 17.6 21G80
Apple iOS - update to 17.6 21G80
visionOS - update to 1.3
watchOS - update to 10.6
tvOS - update to 17.6
iPadOS - update to 17.6 21G80
Apple iOS - update to 17.6 21G80