Apple macOS up to 14.7 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-23237. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-23237 since 01/12/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 213517 (macOS 15.x < 15.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (121238)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 15 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (213517). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 213517
Nessus Name: macOS 15.x < 15.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (121238)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 15

Timelineinfo

01/12/2024 🔍
09/17/2024 +248 days 🔍
09/17/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/07/2025 +112 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-23237 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-23237
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277666
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2024 07:48
Updated: 01/07/2025 18:14
Changes: 09/17/2024 07:48 (56), 09/20/2024 20:27 (1), 09/23/2024 22:47 (10), 01/07/2025 18:14 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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