PT-2024-29098 · Apple · Apple Macos

Izobashi + 1 · Published 2024-09-16 · Updated 2024-12-12 · CVE-2024-40841

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 14.7 macOS versions prior to 15

Description An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. Processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected app termination.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 14.7, update to macOS Sonoma 14.7 or later to resolve the issue. For macOS versions prior to 15, update to macOS Sequoia 15 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Resource Exhaustion

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-40841

ZDI-24-1284

ZDI-24-1321

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 19

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1284 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/121247 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40841 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-40841 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1321 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1837371289755078756 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/SystemTek_UK/status/1842273074739068988 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/TheZDIBugs/status/1841543944494076368 · Twitter Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-40841 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1835825823749968095 · Twitter Post
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/40 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1835928979829600256 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1836646525667266869 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1837008901952417930 · Twitter Post