Apple visionOS Archive race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple visionOS. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Archive Handler. This manipulation causes race condition. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-27876. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple visionOS (unknown version). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Archive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7, visionOS 2. Unpacking a maliciously crafted archive may allow an attacker to write arbitrary files.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-27876 since 02/26/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/26/2024 🔍
09/17/2024 +203 days 🔍
09/17/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/04/2026 +564 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-27876 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-27876
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277597

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2024 07:11
Updated: 04/04/2026 20:21
Changes: 09/17/2024 07:11 (52), 09/18/2024 04:25 (12), 03/10/2025 05:45 (4), 04/04/2026 20:21 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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