Vulnerability · Published Dec 11, 2024 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2024-54506

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-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 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or arbitrary code execution in DCP firmware.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple macOS 0 – before 15.2

Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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