VDB-289050 · CVE-2024-54538 · WID-SEC-2024-3291

Apple visionOS denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple visionOS. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-54538. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple visionOS (version now known). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing. 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. CVE summarizes:

A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1, iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1, tvOS 18.1, visionOS 2.1, watchOS 11.1. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-54538 since 12/03/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3291). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

Apple macOS

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

visionOS

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.5
CNA Vector (apple): 🔍

ADP CISA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
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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Timelineinfo

12/03/2024 🔍
12/20/2024 +17 days 🔍
12/20/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/08/2026 +474 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-54538 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-54538
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-289050
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3291 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 12/20/2024 07:44
Updated: 04/08/2026 05:28
Changes: 12/20/2024 07:44 (53), 12/21/2024 01:40 (11), 01/06/2025 16:19 (12), 09/01/2025 05:06 (7), 04/08/2026 05:28 (11)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:06C:103

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