Apple macOS memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-27826. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (version now known). It has been classified as critical. Affected is 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. CVE summarizes:

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.3, watchOS 10.5. A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected system shutdown.

The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-27826 since 02/26/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/04/2026).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/26/2024 🔍
07/30/2024 +154 days 🔍
07/30/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/04/2026 +613 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-27826 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-27826
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-272922
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2024 09:21
Updated: 04/04/2026 06:35
Changes: 07/30/2024 09:21 (54), 07/31/2024 02:23 (1), 12/10/2024 16:30 (20), 04/04/2026 06:35 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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