Apple visionOS Web memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple visionOS. This affects an unknown part of the component Web Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-44244. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple visionOS (the affected version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Web Handler. 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:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.1, iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, tvOS 18.1, visionOS 2.1, watchOS 11.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-44244 since 08/20/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/07/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 210137 (Fedora 39 : webkitgtk (2024-0f8a88da75)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (210137) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3291). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

  • Apple macOS

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 210137
Nessus Name: Fedora 39 : webkitgtk (2024-0f8a88da75)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/20/2024 🔍
10/28/2024 +69 days 🔍
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04/07/2026 +526 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-44244 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-44244
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-282152
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3291 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 10/28/2024 22:45
Updated: 04/07/2026 03:55
Changes: 10/28/2024 22:45 (53), 10/30/2024 11:26 (1), 11/04/2024 12:15 (2), 12/06/2024 20:01 (20), 03/02/2025 16:55 (3), 08/31/2025 15:10 (7), 04/07/2026 03:55 (10)
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