Apple iOS/iPadOS prior 12.7/14.5/16.7/17.5 File out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS. This affects an unknown part of the component File Handler. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-27831. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2. Processing a file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.

The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-27831 since 02/26/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/04/2026).

Upgrading to version 12.7, 14.5, 16.7 or 17.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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ADP CISA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / 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: iOS/iPadOS 12.7/14.5/16.7/17.5

Timelineinfo

02/26/2024 🔍
06/11/2024 +105 days 🔍
06/11/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/04/2026 +661 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2024-27831 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-27831
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-267830
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 06/11/2024 07:38
Updated: 04/04/2026 00:04
Changes: 06/11/2024 07:38 (56), 04/04/2026 00:04 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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