CVE-2024-44198 Integer overflow in iOS and iPadOS

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An integer overflow in Apple operating systems allows attackers to cause a process crash via malicious web content.

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-2024-44198?

CVE-2024-44198 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, 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

An integer overflow was addressed through improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia 15, tvOS 18, visionOS 2, watchOS 11. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44198?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Visionos, Apple Watchos.

How do I fix CVE-2024-44198?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44198 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-44198 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44198 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Ipados vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x44q-9q24-vjf9.

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