Apple iOS/iPadOS memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-27834. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (version now known). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, tvOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5. An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-27834 since 02/26/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/03/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209834 (SUSE SLES12 Security Update : webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2024:3751-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (209834). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 8.1
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ADP CISA Base Score: 8.1
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 209834
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES12 Security Update : webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2024:3751-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/26/2024 🔍
05/14/2024 +77 days 🔍
05/14/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/03/2026 +689 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-27834 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-27834
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-264081
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 05/14/2024 04:32
Updated: 04/03/2026 17:32
Changes: 05/14/2024 04:32 (53), 06/19/2024 06:59 (1), 10/27/2024 20:46 (3), 12/10/2024 04:17 (20), 04/03/2026 17:32 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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