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4.6
CWE
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Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2024-23251: Input Validation

First published: Mon May 13 2024(Updated: )

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5, watchOS 10.5, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8. An attacker with physical access may be able to leak Mail account credentials.

Credit: Gil Pedersen Minghao Lin Baidu Security Baidu SecurityYe Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu SecurityMeysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM Mickey Jin @patch1t an anonymous researcher Kirin @Pwnrin 小来来 @Smi1eSEC pattern-f @pattern_F_ Ant Security LightAmir Bazine CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsKarsten König CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsLucas Monteiro Daniel Monteiro Felipe Monteiro Alexander Heinrich SEEMOO TU Darmstadt @Sn0wfreeze Shai Mishali @freak4pc CertiK SkyFall Team Junsung Lee Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativePan ZhenPeng @Peterpan0927 STAR Labs SG Ptean anonymous researcher MIT CSAIL MIT CSAILJoseph Ravichandran @0xjprx MIT CSAILPr BarPr Hebrew UniversityEP Nick Wellnhofer Dohyun Lee @l33d0hyun LFY @secsys Fudan UniversityTalal Haj Bakry Mysk IncTommy Mysk @mysk_co Mysk IncDaniel Zajork Joshua Zajork Meysam Firouzi @R00tkitsmm Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeAndr.Ess Adam Berry Csaba Fitzl @theevilbit KandjiLFY @secsys yulige Snoolie Keffaber @0xilis Robert Reichel Srijan Poudel CVE-2024-27806 Abhay Kailasia @abhay_kailasia Lakshmi Narain College of Technology BhopalRomy R. ajajfxhj Maksymilian Motyl Immunity SystemsManfred Paul @_manfp Trend Micro's Zero Day InitiativeEmilio Cobos MozillaLukas Bernhard CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information SecurityManfred Paul @_manfp Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeNan Wang @eternalsakura13 360 Vulnerability Research InstituteJoe Rutkowski @Joe12387 Crawless @abrahamjuliot Jeff Johnson underpassappDalibor Milanovic CVE-2024-23296 Ron Masas ImpervaScott Johnson RIPEDA ConsultingMykola Grymalyuk RIPEDA ConsultingJordy Witteman Carlos Polop Pedro Tôrres @t0rr3sp3dr0 Narendra Bhati Suma Soft PvtShaheen Fazim Yann GASCUEL Alter SolutionsPwn2car Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative Trend Micro's Zero Day InitiativeMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<14.5
14.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.7.8
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS>=17.0<17.5
iOS<16.7.8
iOS>=17.0<17.5
Apple iOS and macOS>=14.0<14.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<10.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.7.8
16.7.8
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.7.8
16.7.8
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<17.5
17.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<17.5
17.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<10.5
10.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-23251?

    CVE-2024-23251 is considered a significant security flaw due to its potential for leaking Mail account credentials with physical access.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-23251?

    To resolve CVE-2024-23251, update your device to the latest versions: macOS Sonoma 14.5, watchOS 10.5, iOS 17.5, or iPadOS 17.5.

  • Which devices are affected by CVE-2024-23251?

    CVE-2024-23251 affects devices running macOS, watchOS, iOS, and iPadOS versions prior to their respective latest releases.

  • What kind of attack does CVE-2024-23251 enable?

    CVE-2024-23251 may allow an attacker with physical access to leak Mail account credentials from the device.

  • Is CVE-2024-23251 fixed in previous versions of iOS and iPadOS?

    No, CVE-2024-23251 is not fixed in earlier versions than iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, which still have this vulnerability.

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