CVE-2024-54478 Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS
Processing malicious web content causes an unexpected process crash due to out-of-bounds access in 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-2024-54478?
CVE-2024-54478 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 27 Jan 2025. 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 access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, iPadOS 17.7.4, macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, tvOS 18.2, visionOS 2.2, watchOS 11.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-54478?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Visionos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-54478?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-54478 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-54478 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-54478 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-46f6-cwr6-vh3q.