Vulnerability · Published Jan 27, 2025 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2024-54509

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds write 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 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple macOS 0 – before 14.7.20 – before 14.7.30 – before 15.2

Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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