Description
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.6, iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, watchOS 10.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
Published: 2024-07-29
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3864-1 webkit2gtk security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5762-1 webkit2gtk security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-38620 An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, Safari 17.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, macOS Sonoma 14.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6996-1 WebKitGTK vulnerabilities
History

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Description An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, Safari 17.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, macOS Sonoma 14.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash. An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.6, iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, watchOS 10.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
References

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Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:30:00 +0000

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References

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Redhat rhel Els
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Els

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 16 Nov 2024 02:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel Tus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel Tus

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Eus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Eus

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 02:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 22:45:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

Important

threat_severity

Moderate


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References

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Apple
Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os
Apple macos
Apple safari
Apple tvos
Apple visionos
Apple watchos
Weaknesses CWE-125
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple ipados
Apple iphone Os
Apple macos
Apple safari
Apple tvos
Apple visionos
Apple watchos
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Tue, 13 Aug 2024 17:30:00 +0000


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Apple Ipados Iphone Os Macos Safari Tvos Visionos Watchos
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Aus Rhel E4s Rhel Els Rhel Eus Rhel Tus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-02T18:09:37.173Z

Reserved: 2024-07-10T17:11:04.688Z

Link: CVE-2024-40779

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-04T17:22:47.026Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-07-29T23:15:11.590

Modified: 2026-04-02T19:17:41.820

Link: CVE-2024-40779

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-07-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-40779 - Bugzilla

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