Denial-of-Service Vulnerability in Apple Products Due to Input Validation Issues
CVE-2024-54538

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Apple
Status
Mac OS
iPhone OS
iPad OS
Watch OS
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 December 2024

Summary

CVE-2024-54538 is a critical denial-of-service vulnerability affecting multiple Apple operating systems. The flaw stems from inadequate input validation, allowing a remote attacker to exploit this vulnerability and potentially disrupt services. Recent updates have addressed this issue, with fixes implemented in visionOS 2.1, iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, iOS 17.7.1, iPadOS 17.7.1, tvOS 18.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, watchOS 11.1, and macOS Ventura 13.7.1. Users are strongly advised to update their devices to mitigate any security risks.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121563
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121565
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121566

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

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