Vulnerability · Published May 13, 2024 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2024-27841
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity improper access control in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | 0 – before 17.5 |
| Apple | macOS | 0 – before 14.5 |
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120903
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120905
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214101 x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214106 x_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/10 x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214106 x_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/12 x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214101 x_transferred