CVE-2024-44306 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Published: 2024-11-19

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 14.6

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00195.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120911

History

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Apple Apple macos
Weaknesses		CWE-120
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
Vendors & Products		Apple Apple macos
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 23:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
References		https://support.apple.com/en-us/120911

Subscriptions

Apple Macos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2024-11-19T23:43:47.421Z

Updated: 2026-04-02T18:08:48.517Z

Reserved: 2024-08-20T21:45:40.799Z

Link: CVE-2024-44306

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-11-20T15:26:06.461Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-11-20T00:15:16.967

Modified: 2024-12-11T20:34:16.127

Link: CVE-2024-44306

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-120

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