Apple watchOS Web Content denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple watchOS. Affected is an unknown function of the component Web Content Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-44185. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple watchOS (affected version unknown). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Web Content Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, watchOS 10.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-44185 since 08/20/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211602 (RockyLinux 8 : webkit2gtk3 (RLSA-2024:9636)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (211602). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 211602
Nessus Name: RockyLinux 8 : webkit2gtk3 (RLSA-2024:9636)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/20/2024 🔍
10/24/2024 +65 days 🔍
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04/06/2026 +529 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-44185 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-44185
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-281709

Entryinfo

Created: 10/24/2024 19:10
Updated: 04/06/2026 15:42
Changes: 10/24/2024 19:10 (54), 10/24/2024 19:12 (2), 11/05/2024 07:18 (21), 11/20/2024 01:37 (2), 03/03/2025 04:54 (3), 04/06/2026 15:42 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:54D:103

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