high
7.5
CWE
20 786
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2024-27840: Input Validation

First published: Mon May 13 2024(Updated: )

Apple Neural Engine. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

Credit: an anonymous researcher Minghao Lin Baidu Security Baidu SecurityYe Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu SecurityMeysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM Mickey Jin @patch1t 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 Gil Pedersen 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 Pedro Tôrres @t0rr3sp3dr0 an anonymous researcher Concentrix凯 王 ConcentrixSteven Maser ConcentrixMatthew McLean ConcentrixBrandon Chesser ConcentrixCPU IT inc Concentrix ConcentrixAvalon IT Team ConcentrixCVE-2024-23296 Yann GASCUEL Alter SolutionsJoshua Jewett @JoshJewett33 Narendra Bhati Suma Soft PvtShaheen Fazim Ryan Pickren (ryanpickren.com) product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS Monterey<12.7.5
12.7.5
Apple iOS<17.5
17.5
Apple iPadOS<17.5
17.5
Apple iOS<16.7.8
16.7.8
Apple iPadOS<16.7.8
16.7.8
Apple visionOS<1.2
1.2
Apple macOS<13.6.7
13.6.7
watchOS<10.5
10.5
Apple iPadOS<16.7.8
Apple iPadOS>=17.0<17.5
Apple iPhone OS<16.7.8
Apple iPhone OS>=17.0<17.5
Apple macOS>=12.0<12.7.5
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.6.7
tvOS<17.5
Apple visionOS<1.2
watchOS<10.5
tvOS<17.5
17.5
iPadOS<17.5
17.5
iPadOS<16.7.8
16.7.8

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-27840?

    CVE-2024-27840 has been identified as a critical vulnerability due to potential memory mishandling which could lead to remote code execution.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-27840?

    To mitigate CVE-2024-27840, users should update their systems to the latest versions, including macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8, iPadOS 16.7.8, tvOS 17.5, and watchOS 10.5.

  • What products are affected by CVE-2024-27840?

    CVE-2024-27840 affects multiple Apple products, including macOS Ventura, macOS Monterey, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS.

  • What is the exploitability of CVE-2024-27840?

    CVE-2024-27840 is considered exploitable as it allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated permissions due to improper memory handling.

  • What are the potential impacts of CVE-2024-27840?

    The potential impacts of CVE-2024-27840 include system crashes, unauthorized data access, and execution of malicious code on affected devices.

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