Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2024-27836
Published: August 5, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95279
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-2024-27836
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 images in ImageIO. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image file, trick the victim into opening it, 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
macOS
visionOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
visionOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
How to mitigate CVE-2024-27836
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - update to 14.5 23F79
visionOS - update to 1.2
iPadOS - update to 17.5 21F79
Apple iOS - update to 17.5 21F79
visionOS - update to 1.2
iPadOS - update to 17.5 21F79
Apple iOS - update to 17.5 21F79