Apple macOS Web memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Web Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-23214. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (affected version not known). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.5 and iPadOS 16.7.5, iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3, macOS Sonoma 14.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

The weakness was published 01/23/2024. The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-23214 since 01/12/2024. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/02/2026). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/12/2024 🔍
01/23/2024 +11 days 🔍
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04/02/2026 +800 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-23214 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-23214
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-251750
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 01/23/2024 07:00
Updated: 04/02/2026 22:47
Changes: 01/23/2024 07:00 (40), 02/16/2024 13:45 (11), 06/11/2024 05:50 (15), 04/20/2025 16:00 (4), 04/02/2026 22:47 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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