high
7.8
CWE
119 94 20 362
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2024-27857: Buffer Overflow

First published: Mon May 13 2024(Updated: )

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in visionOS 1.2, macOS Sonoma 14.5, tvOS 17.5, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.

Credit: Michael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMinghao 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 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 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 underpassappRon Masas ImpervaScott Johnson RIPEDA ConsultingMykola Grymalyuk RIPEDA ConsultingJordy Witteman Carlos Polop Pedro Tôrres @t0rr3sp3dr0 Narendra Bhati Suma Soft PvtShaheen Fazim Yann GASCUEL Alter SolutionsRyan Pickren (ryanpickren.com) Pwn2car 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
tvOS<17.5
17.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<17.5
iOS<17.5
Apple iOS and macOS>=14.0<14.5
tvOS<17.5
visionOS<1.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<17.5
17.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<17.5
17.5
visionOS<1.2
1.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-27857?

    CVE-2024-27857 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for remote code execution and app termination.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-27857?

    To fix CVE-2024-27857, users should update their devices to the latest versions of iOS 17.5, iPadOS 17.5, tvOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, or visionOS 1.2.

  • What products are affected by CVE-2024-27857?

    The affected products include Apple iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, macOS Sonoma, and visionOS prior to their respective update versions.

  • What kind of attack does CVE-2024-27857 enable?

    CVE-2024-27857 may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause unexpected termination of applications.

  • How was CVE-2024-27857 addressed?

    CVE-2024-27857 was addressed with improved bounds checking in the updated software versions.

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