CVE-2024-40841 — Out-of-bounds Write in Apple Macos

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds WriteCWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption4 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 88.61%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Apple MacosApple Macos SequoiaApple Macos Sonoma
Timeline
PublishedSep 17

Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7. Processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected app termination.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages4 packages

▶Appleapple/macos_sonoma14.7
▶CVEListV5apple/macos< 14.7+1
▶NVDapple/macos14.0 — 14.7

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-wc8g-qpv4-8j46: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking↗2024-09-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Apple
CVE-2024-40841: macOS Sequoia 15↗2024-09-16
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Apple
CVE-2024-40841: macOS Sonoma 14.7↗2024-09-16
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