CVE-2024-54479 Denial of service in Safari

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause an unexpected process crash in Apple browsers and operating systems by processing maliciously crafted web content.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-54479?

CVE-2024-54479 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 11 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.2, iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, iPadOS 17.7.3, macOS Sequoia 15.2, tvOS 18.2, visionOS 2.2, watchOS 11.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-54479?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Safari, Apple Tvos, Apple Visionos and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2024-54479?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2024-54479 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-54479 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Ipados vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as CLSA-2025-1752087722, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-54479, GHSA-hp58-68h4-82p8, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-54479.

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