Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6 Texture out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Texture Handler. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-44161. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Texture Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7. Processing a maliciously crafted texture may lead to unexpected app termination.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-44161 since 08/20/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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.

Upgrading to version 13.7, 14.7 or 15 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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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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Upgrade: macOS 13.7/14.7/15

Timelineinfo

08/20/2024 🔍
09/17/2024 +28 days 🔍
09/17/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/05/2026 +565 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-44161 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-44161
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277645
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2024 07:26
Updated: 04/05/2026 05:07
Changes: 09/17/2024 07:26 (57), 09/21/2024 03:21 (1), 09/27/2024 01:51 (11), 03/10/2025 02:31 (3), 04/05/2026 05:07 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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