high
8.8
CWE
20 362
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2024-27855: Input Validation

First published: Mon May 13 2024(Updated: )

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

Credit: an anonymous researcher product-security@apple.com 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 underpassappan anonymous researcher Concentrix凯 王 ConcentrixSteven Maser ConcentrixMatthew McLean ConcentrixBrandon Chesser ConcentrixCPU IT inc Concentrix ConcentrixAvalon IT Team ConcentrixPedro Tôrres @t0rr3sp3dr0 CVE-2024-23296 Yann GASCUEL Alter SolutionsRon Masas ImpervaScott Johnson RIPEDA ConsultingMykola Grymalyuk RIPEDA ConsultingJordy Witteman Carlos Polop Narendra Bhati Suma Soft PvtShaheen Fazim Pwn2car Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative Trend Micro's Zero Day InitiativeMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<14.5
14.5
Apple macOS<13.6.7
13.6.7
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<13.6.7
Apple iOS and macOS>=14.0<14.5
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

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-27855?

    CVE-2024-27855 has a moderate severity rating, allowing a shortcut to potentially access sensitive data.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-27855?

    To fix CVE-2024-27855, update to the latest versions of macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, iOS 17.5, or iPadOS 17.5.

  • Which products are affected by CVE-2024-27855?

    CVE-2024-27855 affects Apple iOS and iPadOS versions below 17.5, and macOS versions below 14.5.

  • What actions should I take if I cannot update for CVE-2024-27855?

    If an update is not possible, ensure that sensitive data is not accessible through shortcuts until a patch can be applied.

  • Is CVE-2024-27855 exploit-related to user permissions?

    Yes, CVE-2024-27855 exploits insufficient checks on user permissions that could allow shortcuts to misuse sensitive data.

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