Apple visionOS Web Contents memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple visionOS and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Web Contents Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-27808. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple visionOS (the affected version unknown). This affects an unknown part of the component Web Contents Handler. 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 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 at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-27808 since 02/26/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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).

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: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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ADP CISA Base Score: 7.5
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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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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-100-267753

Entryinfo

Created: 06/11/2024 07:27
Updated: 04/03/2026 21:06
Changes: 06/11/2024 07:27 (52), 10/27/2024 20:46 (3), 03/25/2025 09:07 (4), 04/03/2026 21:06 (22)
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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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