Vulnerability · Published Jul 29, 2024 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2024-40816
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds read in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 83.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected system shutdown.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120910
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120911
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120912
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214120 x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214118 x_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/20 x_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 x_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/19 x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214120
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214118