CVE-2024-40840
Published Sep 16, 2024
·Updated
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Credit
Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Bhopal India), Chloe Surett, Jake Derouin (jakederouin.com), Holger Fuhrmannek, Tuan D. Hoang, Snoolie Keffaber@@0xilis, an anonymous researcher, Daniele Antonioli, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), @@08Tc3wBB(Jamf), Denis Tokarev@@illusionofcha0s, Junsung Lee, dw0r(ZeroPointer Lab working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Antonio Zekić, Andrew Lytvynov, Alexander Heinrich, SEEMOO, DistriNet, KU Leuven@@vanhoefm, TU Darmstadt@@Sn0wfreeze, Mathy Vanhoef, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Jeff Johnson (underpassapp.com), OSS-Fuzz(Google Project Zero), Ned Williamson(Google Project Zero), Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf, Olivier Levon, CVE-2023-5841, ajajfxhj, Bistrit Dahal, Joshua Keller, Lukas, Narendra Bhati(Cyber Security at Suma Soft Pvt), Manager(Cyber Security at Suma Soft Pvt), Pune (India), Kenneth Chew, Anamika Adhikari, 냥냥, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Om Kothawade(Zaprico Digital), Omar A. Alanis(the UNTHSC College of Pharmacy), Matej Moravec@@MacejkoMoravec, Chi Yuan Chang(ZUSO ART), taikosoup, Srijan Poudel, K宝, LFY@@secsys, Smi1e, yulige, Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech), Ron Masas(BreakPoint), Bohdan Stasiuk@@Bohdan_Stasiuk, Justin Cohen, Narendra Bhati(Cyber Security At Suma Soft Pvt), Manager(Cyber Security At Suma Soft Pvt), Tashita Software Security, Ron Masas, Tim Michaud@@TimGMichaud(Moveworks), Preet Dsouza (Fleming College, Computer Security & Investigations Program), Domien Schepers
Affected Software
4 affected componentsFixes available
Apple iOS<18
18
apple iPadOS<18
18
apple iPadOS<18.0
Apple iPhone OS<18.0
Event History
Sep 16, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:22 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:22 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Sep 17, 2024
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2024-40840?
CVE-2024-40840 is considered to have a medium severity due to the potential data access by attackers with physical access.
2
How do I fix CVE-2024-40840?
To fix CVE-2024-40840, update your device to iOS 18 or iPadOS 18 or later.
3
What is the impact of CVE-2024-40840?
The impact of CVE-2024-40840 is that an attacker with physical access could misuse Siri to access sensitive user data.
4
Is CVE-2024-40840 exploitable remotely?
No, CVE-2024-40840 requires physical access to the device for exploitation.
5
Which devices are affected by CVE-2024-40840?
CVE-2024-40840 affects devices running iOS prior to version 18 and iPadOS prior to version 18.