Apple macOS up to 12.7.5/13.6.7/14.5 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 12.7.5/13.6.7/14.5. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-40816. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 12.7.5/13.6.7/14.5. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected system shutdown.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-40816 since 07/10/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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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

CNA: apple
CVE: CVE-2024-40816 (🔍)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-40816
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-273015
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2024 10:26
Updated: 04/04/2026 17:17
Changes: 07/30/2024 10:26 (55), 08/16/2024 05:52 (12), 04/04/2026 17:17 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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