Vulnerability · Published Jan 27, 2025 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2024-54499

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity use-after-free 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 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, tvOS 18.2, visionOS 2.2, watchOS 11.2. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple iOS and iPadOS 0 – before 18.2
Apple macOS 0 – before 15.2
Apple tvOS 0 – before 18.2
Apple visionOS 0 – before 2.2
Apple watchOS 0 – before 11.2

Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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