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CVE-2024-40827: Input Validation

First published: Mon Jul 29 2024(Updated: )

Accounts. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

Credit: an anonymous researcher product-security@apple.com Csaba Fitzl @theevilbit KandjiMinghao Lin Baidu Security Baidu SecurityYe Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu SecurityMickey Jin @patch1t Michael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeD4m0n Amir Bazine CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsKarsten König CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsCVE-2024-2004 CVE-2024-2379 CVE-2024-2398 CVE-2024-2466 CVE-2023-6277 CVE-2023-52356 Yisumi sqrtpwn Minghao Lin Zhejiang UniversityJiaxun Zhu Zhejiang UniversityPatrick Wardle DoubleYouAdam M. CVE-2024-6387 Zhongquan Li @Guluisacat Dawn Security Lab of JingDongClaudio 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) Kirin @Pwnrin Joshua Jones Marcio Almeida Tanto SecurityJiahui Hu (梅零落) NorthSeaMeng Zhang (鲸落) NorthSeaMatthew Loewen Yann Gascuel Alter Solutionsw0wbox Junsung Lee Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsGandalf4a CertiK SkyFall Team CVE-2024-40805 Rodolphe BRUNETTI @eisw0lf Mickey Jin @patch1t Kandji KandjiMateen Alinaghi Csaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive SecurityWojciech Regula SecuRing Dawn Security Lab of JingDongJiwon Park Bistrit Dahal Srijan Poudel Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Huang Xilin Ant Group LightMaksymilian Motyl Johan Carlsson (joaxcar) Seunghyun Lee @0x10n KAIST Hacking Lab working with Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeCVE-2024-4558 Matthew Butler Gary Kwong Andreas Jaegersberger Ro Achterberg IES Red Team ByteDanceYeto Abhay Kailasia @abhay_kailasia Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Bhopal India

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<14.6
14.6
Apple iOS and macOS<12.7.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=13.0<13.6.8
Apple iOS and macOS>=14.0<14.6
macOS<12.7.6
12.7.6
macOS Ventura<13.6.8
13.6.8

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-40827?

    CVE-2024-40827 has been rated as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow an application to overwrite arbitrary files.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-40827?

    To fix CVE-2024-40827, update your macOS to either macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, or macOS Ventura 13.6.8.

  • Which versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2024-40827?

    CVE-2024-40827 affects macOS Monterey versions prior to 12.7.6, macOS Ventura versions prior to 13.6.8, and macOS Sonoma versions prior to 14.6.

  • What is the nature of the vulnerability in CVE-2024-40827?

    The vulnerability in CVE-2024-40827 allows an app to potentially overwrite arbitrary files, which could lead to data loss or corruption.

  • What improvements were made to address CVE-2024-40827?

    CVE-2024-40827 was addressed with improved checks to prevent arbitrary file overwriting in affected macOS versions.

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