CVE-2024-44154 Denial of service in macOS
Attackers can cause unexpected application termination by tricking users into opening a maliciously crafted file on macOS.
- 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-2024-44154?
CVE-2024-44154 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
A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44154?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-44154?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44154 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-2024-44154 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44154 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9jxw-6cwc-fv29.