CVE-2024-40816 — Out-of-bounds Read in Apple Macos

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read5 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 91.98%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Apple MacosApple Macos MontereyApple Macos Sonoma+1 more
Timeline
PublishedJul 29
Latest updateJul 30

Description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected system shutdown.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

▶Appleapple/macos_sonoma14.6
▶Appleapple/macos_ventura13.6.8
▶Appleapple/macos_monterey12.7.6
▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 13.6.8+1
▶NVDapple/macos13.0.0 — 13.6.8+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-wmm6-xq62-rq3v: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation↗2024-07-30
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2024-40816: macOS Ventura 13.6.8↗2024-07-29
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Apple
CVE-2024-40816: macOS Sonoma 14.6↗2024-07-29
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Apple
CVE-2024-40816: macOS Monterey 12.7.6↗2024-07-29
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