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Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple watchOS. This impacts an unknown function of the component Web Content Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-54551. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS (version now known) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Web Content Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, Safari 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, visionOS 1.3, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6. Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service.
It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-54551 since 12/03/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 234072 (AlmaLinux 9 : webkit2gtk3 (ALSA-2025:3713)), 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 (234072). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 234072
Nessus Name: AlmaLinux 9 : webkit2gtk3 (ALSA-2025:3713)
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/03/2024 🔍03/21/2025 🔍
03/21/2025 🔍
04/10/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2024-54551 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-54551
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-300551
Entry
Created: 03/21/2025 07:03Updated: 04/10/2025 04:32
Changes: 03/21/2025 07:03 (54), 03/22/2025 03:14 (1), 04/10/2025 04:32 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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