Apple macOS prior 13.6/14.4/17.4 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-23270. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, tvOS 17.4. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

The weakness was presented 03/08/2024. The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-23270 since 01/12/2024. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/03/2026). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

Upgrading to version 13.6, 14.4 or 17.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.6/14.4/17.4

Timelineinfo

01/12/2024 🔍
03/08/2024 +56 days 🔍
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04/03/2026 +756 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-23270 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-23270
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-256193
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 03/08/2024 07:19
Updated: 04/03/2026 10:13
Changes: 03/08/2024 07:19 (40), 04/06/2024 02:04 (24), 08/09/2024 18:59 (12), 04/03/2026 10:13 (10)
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Cache ID: 216:E6D:103

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