CVE-2024-27799: Input Validation

Published May 13, 2024
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Updated

Apple Neural Engine. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

Other sources

AppleAVD. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

— Apple

AppleVA. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

AVEVideoEncoder. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

Credit

an anonymous researcher, Pr(Bar), Pr(Hebrew University), EP, LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Daniel Zajork, Joshua Zajork, Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitsmm(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, CVE-2024-27806, ajajfxhj, an anonymous researcher(Concentrix), 凯 王(Concentrix), Steven Maser(Concentrix), Matthew McLean(Concentrix), Brandon Chesser(Concentrix), CPU IT inc(Concentrix), (Concentrix), Avalon IT Team(Concentrix), CVE-2024-23296, Yann GASCUEL(Alter Solutions), Kirin@@Pwnrin, 小来来@@Smi1eSEC, pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Ant Security Light), Amir Bazine(CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations), Karsten König(CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations), Joshua Jewett@@JoshJewett33, Gil Pedersen, Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun, Romy R., Maksymilian Motyl(Immunity Systems), Junsung Lee(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Emilio Cobos(Mozilla), Manfred Paul@@_manfp(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Manfred Paul@@_manfp(Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative), Jeff Johnson(underpassapp), Ron Masas(Imperva), CertiK SkyFall Team, an anonymous researcher(MIT CSAIL), (MIT CSAIL), Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Nick Wellnhofer, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Scott Johnson(RIPEDA Consulting), Mykola Grymalyuk(RIPEDA Consulting), Jordy Witteman, Carlos Polop, Narendra Bhati(Suma Soft Pvt), Shaheen Fazim, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), LFY@@secsys, yulige, Snoolie Keffaber@@0xilis, Robert Reichel, Lukas Bernhard(CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Nan Wang@@eternalsakura13(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), Joe Rutkowski@@Joe12387(Crawless), @@abrahamjuliot, Pwn2car(Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative), (Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative), Minghao Lin(Baidu Security), (Baidu Security), Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitSMM

Affected Software

10 affected componentsFixes available
apple macOS Sonoma<14.5
14.5
apple macOS Monterey<12.7.5
12.7.5
apple macOS Ventura<13.6.7
13.6.7
apple iOS<16.7.8
16.7.8
apple iPadOS<16.7.8
16.7.8
apple iPadOS<16.7.8
apple iPhone OS<16.7.8
Apple macOS<12.7.5
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.6.7
Apple macOS>=14.0<14.5

Event History

May 13, 2024
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
Jun 10, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:56 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:56 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:15 PM
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-2024-27799?

CVE-2024-27799 has been categorized as a moderately severe vulnerability impacting certain Apple operating systems.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-27799?

To fix CVE-2024-27799, users should update to macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7, macOS Monterey 12.7.5, iOS 16.7.8, or iPadOS 16.7.8.

3

What are the affected software versions for CVE-2024-27799?

CVE-2024-27799 affects macOS Monterey versions prior to 12.7.5, macOS Ventura versions prior to 13.6.7, macOS Sonoma versions prior to 14.5, and iOS/iPadOS versions prior to 16.7.8.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-27799?

CVE-2024-27799 is a security issue in IOHIDFamily that allows unprivileged applications to potentially log keystrokes.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2024-27799?

There are no known workarounds for CVE-2024-27799, and users are advised to update their systems.

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