Vulnerability · Published Jul 29, 2024 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2024-40799

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds read 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 37% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, watchOS 10.6. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple iOS and iPadOS 0 – before 16.7.90 – before 17.6
Apple macOS 0 – before 12.7.60 – before 13.6.80 – before 14.6
Apple tvOS 0 – before 17.6
Apple visionOS 0 – before 1.3
Apple watchOS 0 – before 10.6

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

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