CVE-2024-40845 Denial of service in macOS
Processing a maliciously crafted video file may cause unexpected app termination on macOS, requiring an OS upgrade to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-40845?
CVE-2024-40845 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 16 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7. Processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected app termination.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-40845?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-40845?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-40845 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-2024-40845 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40845 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xhrw-4447-w35f.