PT-2024-22102 · Apple · Apple Macos

Published 2024-07-29 · Updated 2024-12-10 · CVE-2024-27878

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.7

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 14.6

Description A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Recommendations For versions prior to 14.6, update to macOS Sonoma 14.6 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting apps with root privileges to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-27878

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 12

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-27878 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27878 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/blueteamsec1/status/1831333656188637353 · Twitter Post
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120911 · Note
• https://t.me/true_secator/6057 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/s_e_reborn/5001 · Telegram Post
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/87829 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/10934 · Telegram Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-27878 · Note