Input validation error in macOS - CVE-2024-27880

Vulnerability identifier: #VU97340

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-2024-27880

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in ImageIO. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted image file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

macOS
visionOS
watchOS
iPadOS
tvOS
Apple iOS

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 14.7 23H124, 15.0 24A335
visionOS - update to 2.0
watchOS - update to 11.0
iPadOS - addressed in versions 17.7 21H16, 18.0 22A3354
tvOS - update to 18.0
Apple iOS - addressed in versions 17.7 21H16, 18.0 22A3354

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/121247

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