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5.5
CWE
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Advisory Published
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CVE-2024-40806: Input Validation

First published: Mon Jul 29 2024(Updated: )

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Credit: Yisumi Mickey Jin @patch1t D4m0n w0wbox Csaba Fitzl @theevilbit KandjiCVE-2023-6277 CVE-2023-52356 Junsung Lee Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsAmir Bazine CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsKarsten König CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsGandalf4a CertiK SkyFall Team Minghao Lin Zhejiang UniversityJiaxun Zhu Zhejiang UniversityCVE-2024-40805 Wojciech Regula SecuRingZhongquan Li @Guluisacat Dawn Security Lab of JingDongHuang Xilin Ant Group LightMaksymilian Motyl Johan Carlsson (joaxcar) Seunghyun Lee @0x10n KAIST Hacking Lab working with Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeGary Kwong Andreas Jaegersberger Ro Achterberg Jacob Braun an anonymous researcher Kirin @Pwnrin Bistrit Dahal Srijan Poudel Abhay Kailasia @abhay_kailasia Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Bhopal IndiaMinghao Lin Baidu Security Baidu SecurityYe Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu SecurityMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeCVE-2024-2004 CVE-2024-2379 CVE-2024-2398 CVE-2024-2466 sqrtpwn Patrick Wardle DoubleYouAdam M. CVE-2024-6387 Claudio Bozzato Cisco TalosFrancesco Benvenuto Cisco TalosCVE-2024-23296 Yadhu Krishna M Cyber Security At Suma Soft PvtNarendra Bhati Cyber Security At Suma Soft PvtManager Cyber Security At Suma Soft PvtPune (India) Joshua Jones Marcio Almeida Tanto SecurityJiahui Hu (梅零落) NorthSeaMeng Zhang (鲸落) NorthSeaMatthew Loewen Yann Gascuel Alter SolutionsRodolphe BRUNETTI @eisw0lf Mickey Jin @patch1t Kandji KandjiMateen Alinaghi Csaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive Security Dawn Security Lab of JingDongJiwon Park Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) CVE-2024-4558 Matthew Butler IES Red Team ByteDanceYeto Pr BarPr Hebrew University EP Hanqiu Wang University of FloridaZihao Zhan Texas Tech UniversityHaoqi Shan CertikSiqi Dai University of FloridaMax Panoff University of Florida University of FloridaShuo Wang University of FloridaMinghao Lin Meysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<14.6
14.6
tvOS<17.6
17.6
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.7.9
16.7.9
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.7.9
16.7.9
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<17.6
17.6
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<17.6
17.6
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<10.6
10.6
visionOS<1.3
1.3
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.7.9
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS>=17.0<17.6
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS<16.7.9
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS>=17.0<17.6
Apple iOS and macOS<12.7.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=13.0<13.6.8
Apple iOS and macOS>=14.0<14.4
tvOS<17.6
visionOS<1.3
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<10.6
macOS<12.7.6
12.7.6
macOS Ventura<13.6.8
13.6.8
<10.6
10.6
<17.6
17.6
<17.6
17.6
<13.6.8
13.6.8

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-40806?

    CVE-2024-40806 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential for causing out-of-bounds read issues.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-40806?

    To fix CVE-2024-40806, update your device to the latest versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS Ventura, macOS Monterey, watchOS, tvOS, or visionOS as specified in the advisory.

  • What platforms are affected by CVE-2024-40806?

    CVE-2024-40806 affects various Apple platforms including iOS, iPadOS, macOS Ventura, macOS Monterey, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS versions prior to their respective patches.

  • What types of issues can CVE-2024-40806 cause?

    CVE-2024-40806 can lead to potential data corruption and unexpected application behavior due to out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities.

  • When was CVE-2024-40806 reported?

    CVE-2024-40806 was reported and addressed as part of security updates for Apple software in various versions released thereafter.

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