Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2024-44297

Vulnerability identifier: #VU99373

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-2024-44297

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing files in ImageIO. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Office document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

macOS
visionOS
watchOS
tvOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS

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macOS - addressed in versions 13.7.1 22H221, 14.7.1 23H222, 15.1 24B83
visionOS - update to 2.1
watchOS - update to 11.1
tvOS - update to 18.1
iPadOS - addressed in versions 17.7.1 21H216, 18.1 22B83
Apple iOS - addressed in versions 17.7.1 21H216, 18.1 22B83

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/121568

• Multiple vulnerabilities in macOS Ventura
• Multiple vulnerabilities in macOS Sonoma
• Multiple vulnerabilities in macOS Sequoia
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iOS 17 and iPadOS 17
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iOS 18 and iPadOS 18
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple tvOS
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple watchOS
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple visionOS