CVE-2024-27804 Denial of service in iOS and iPadOS
An app can cause unexpected system termination on Apple devices, requiring an OS update to prevent denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-27804?
CVE-2024-27804 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 13 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.3, watchOS 10.5. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27804?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Visionos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-27804?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27804 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-27804 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27804 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wm6p-93j5-rx57.