Apple macOS Web Contents memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web Contents Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-27808. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS (affected version not known). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web Contents 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:

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.5, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, watchOS 10.5. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-27808 since 02/26/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (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). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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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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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 🔍
06/11/2024 +105 days 🔍
06/11/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/03/2026 +661 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-27808 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-27808
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-267752
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 06/11/2024 07:27
Updated: 04/03/2026 21:06
Changes: 06/11/2024 07:27 (54), 10/27/2024 20:46 (3), 03/25/2025 09:07 (3), 04/03/2026 21:06 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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