Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 17.6 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 17.6. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-27879. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 17.6. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination.

The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-27879 since 02/26/2024. The exploitation is known 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 $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/18/2024).

Upgrading to version 17.7 or 18 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 17.7/18

Timelineinfo

02/26/2024 🔍
09/17/2024 +203 days 🔍
09/17/2024 +0 days 🔍
09/18/2024 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-27879 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-27879
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277670
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2024 07:49
Updated: 09/18/2024 04:25
Changes: 09/17/2024 07:49 (56), 09/18/2024 04:25 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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