Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2024-44169

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Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2024-44169

Published: September 16, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU97344
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-44169
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local application to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in IOSurfaceAccelerator. A local application can trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

macOS
visionOS
watchOS
tvOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS

How to mitigate CVE-2024-44169

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 14.7 23H124, 13.7 22H123, 15.0 24A335
visionOS - update to 2.0
watchOS - update to 11.0
tvOS - update to 18.0
iPadOS - addressed in versions 17.7 21H16, 18.0 22A3354
Apple iOS - addressed in versions 17.7 21H16, 18.0 22A3354

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