CVE-2024-44258

CWE-598 documents5 sources
Severity
7.1HIGH
EPSS
1.7%
top 17.84%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple TvosApple Visionos+2 more
Timeline
PublishedOct 28

Description

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1, iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, tvOS 18.1, visionOS 2.1. Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to modification of protected system files.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages7 packages

▶NVDapple/ipados18.0 — 18.1+1
▶CVEListV5apple/ios_and_ipados< 17.7.1+1
▶CVEListV5apple/tvos< 18.1
▶NVDapple/tvos< 18.1
▶CVEListV5apple/visionos< 2.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-wpcr-qwq5-j6w2: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks↗2024-10-28
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CVEList
CVE-2024-44258: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks↗2024-10-28
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VulnCheck
Apple ipados Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')↗2024
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2024-44258: iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1↗2024-10-28
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Apple
CVE-2024-44258: tvOS18.1↗2024-10-28
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Apple
CVE-2024-44258: iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1↗2024-10-28
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Apple
CVE-2024-44258: visionOS2.1↗2024-10-28
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