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

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

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j23c-hpvj-54p6

## 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: 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.

## Is CVE-2024-44297 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipad Os

- [CVE-2021-1794](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1794/): Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-1795](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1795/): Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-1796](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1796/): Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-1818](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1818/): Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-23255](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23255/): Auth bypass in iOS and iPadOS (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-44297 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Apple Ipad Os. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-44297/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-44297/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-44297
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-44297
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-44297

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-44297/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.