CVE-2024-44297 Denial of service in iOS and iPadOS

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial-of-service by processing a maliciously crafted message on Apple operating systems.

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-2024-44297?

CVE-2024-44297 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Ipad Os, 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

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1, iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1, tvOS 18.1, visionOS 2.1, watchOS 11.1. Processing a maliciously crafted message may lead to a denial-of-service.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44297?

It affects 6 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2024-44297?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44297 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-2024-44297 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44297 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Ipad Os vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j23c-hpvj-54p6.

Is CVE-2024-44297 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free