CVE-2024-40789
Last modified
CVE-2024-40789 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.6, iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, watchOS 10.6. EPSS estimates a 1.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.6, iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, 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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Safari | < 17.6 |
| Apple | Ipados | < 16.7.9 |
| Apple | Ipados | >= 17.0, < 17.6 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | < 16.7.9 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | >= 17.0, < 17.6 |
| Apple | Macos | < 14.6 |
| Apple | Tvos | < 17.6 |
| Apple | Visionos | < 1.3 |
| Apple | Watchos | < 10.6 |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/22Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/23Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214122Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214123Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214121Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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