CVE-2024-44283 Denial of service in macOS
An out-of-bounds read in macOS allows attackers to cause unexpected application termination by tricking users into opening a maliciously crafted file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-44283?
CVE-2024-44283 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 28 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1. Parsing a maliciously crafted file may lead to an unexpected app termination.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44283?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-44283?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44283 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-2024-44283 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44283 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f555-wmcp-xf56.