Apple macOS Browsing History log file

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Browsing History Handler. The manipulation leads to log file. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-40796. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (unknown version). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Browsing History Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a log file vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-532. Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. Private browsing may leak some browsing history.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-40796 since 07/10/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Log file
CWE: CWE-532 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/10/2024 🔍
07/30/2024 +20 days 🔍
07/30/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/04/2026 +613 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-40796 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-40796
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-272879
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2024 08:40
Updated: 04/04/2026 14:13
Changes: 07/30/2024 08:40 (55), 07/31/2024 15:20 (1), 08/23/2024 22:32 (12), 04/04/2026 14:13 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:CFA:103

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