01 Record
CVE-2024-23286
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS
CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: apple
CNA base score9.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 68.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-03-08 01:36Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-04-02 18:21Z7 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2024-01-12
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 8c57534dc6f235aa3d03d0be9700e9ddced39891c2ea3b4cc3806a27c8dd6d1b
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
ApplemacOS0 to < 12.7.4, 0 to < 13.6.5, 0 to < 14.4, 12.0 to < 12.7, 13.0 to < 13.6, 14.0 to < 14.4—
06 References
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120880
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120881
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120882
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120883
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120884
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120886
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120893
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120895
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214087
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214086
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214081
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214083
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214082
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214085
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214084
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214088
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/25
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/24
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/22
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/23
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/26
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214088
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214087
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214085
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214084
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214083
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214082
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214081