CVE-2024-23240: Buffer Overflow

Published Mar 5, 2024
·
Updated

Accessibility. A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

Other sources

Accessibility. This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

— Apple

Bluetooth. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

CoreBluetooth - LE. An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions.

— Apple

ExtensionKit. A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

— Apple

Credit

CVE-2024-23225, CVE-2024-23235, Xinru Chi(Pangu Lab), an anonymous researcher, ali yabuz, scj643, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitsmm(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Harsh Tyagi, CVE-2024-23296, CVE-2024-23220, Lyra Rebane (rebane2001), Om Kothawade, Matej Rabzelj, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), luckyu@@uuulucky, K宝(Fudan University), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Lewis Hardy, Bistrit Dahal, CVE-2024-23241, CVE-2024-23242, Deutsche Telekom Security GmbH sponsored by Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, Pwn2car, James Lee@@Windowsrcer, Johan Carlsson (joaxcar), Georg Felber, Marco Squarcina, Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), CVE-2024-23205, CVE-2022-48554, Junsung Lee(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Amir Bazine(CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations), Karsten König(CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations), Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun, Lyutoon, Mr.R, CVE-2024-23291, Marc Newlin(SkySafe), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, anbu1024(SecANT)

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
iPadOS<17.4
iPhone OS<17.4
Apple iOS and iPadOS<17.4
17.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<17.4
17.4

Event History

Mar 5, 2024
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Weakness
Mar 8, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:35 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:35 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-23240?

CVE-2024-23240 has been rated as a high severity vulnerability due to potential privacy issues.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-23240?

To fix CVE-2024-23240, users should update their devices to iOS or iPadOS version 17.4 or later.

3

What types of devices are affected by CVE-2024-23240?

CVE-2024-23240 affects Apple iOS and iPadOS devices running versions prior to 17.4.

4

What are the main issues addressed in CVE-2024-23240?

CVE-2024-23240 addresses privacy issues related to log entries and improves entitlement checks.

5

Was any code removed to mitigate CVE-2024-23240?

Yes, CVE-2024-23240 included the removal of vulnerable code to address the issues.

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