CVE-2024-44175: Input Validation

Published Sep 16, 2024
·
Updated

Accounts. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

Other sources

Accounts. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

Accounts. The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic.

— Apple

Airport. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

APFS. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

APNs. This issue was addressed with improved data protection.

— Apple

Credit

Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), an anonymous researcher, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Kandji), Un3xploitable(CW Research Inc), Bohdan Stasiuk@@Bohdan_Stasiuk(CW Research Inc), Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, 냥냥, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Halle Winkler, Politepix@@hallewinkler, Bing Shi(Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), (Indiana University Bloomington), Luyi Xing(Indiana University Bloomington), Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Junsung Lee(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), dw0r!(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Bohdan Stasiuk@@Bohdan_Stasiuk, Alexandre Bedard, Ronny Stiftel, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Jex Amro, Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Mateusz Krzywicki@@krzywix, pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Loadshine Lab), Hikerell(Loadshine Lab), Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf, CVE-2023-4504, @@08Tc3wBB(Jamf), Denis Tokarev@@illusionofcha0s, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, 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, Jeff Johnson (underpassapp.com), OSS-Fuzz(Google Project Zero), Ned Williamson(Google Project Zero), Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf, Kirin@@Pwnrin(Fudan University), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Olivier Levon, CVE-2023-5841, Meng Zhang (鲸落)(NorthSea), ajajfxhj, Brian McNulty(Computer Science), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, Vaibhav Prajapati, CVE-2024-39894, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Rifa'i Rejal Maynando, Narendra Bhati(Cyber Security at Suma Soft Pvt), Manager(Cyber Security at Suma Soft Pvt), Pune (India), Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit(SecuRing), Kirin@@Pwnrin(NorthSea), Vivek Dhar, working as Assistant Sub-Inspector (RM) in Border Security Force (Frontier Headquarter BSF Kashmir), Pedro José Pereira Vieito@@pvieito, luckyu@@uuulucky(NorthSea), Om Kothawade(the UNTHSC College of Pharmacy), Omar A. Alanis(the UNTHSC College of Pharmacy), Bistrit Dahal, Matej Moravec@@MacejkoMoravec, K宝, LFY@@secsys, Smi1e, yulige, Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech), Ron Masas(BreakPoint), Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft), CVE-2024-41957, Narendra Bhati(Cyber Security At Suma Soft Pvt), Manager(Cyber Security At Suma Soft Pvt), Tashita Software Security, Ron Masas, Hafiizh(HakTrak), YoKo Kho@@yokoacc(HakTrak), Tim Michaud@@TimGMichaud(Moveworks), Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic, ant4g0nist, Charly Suchanek, CVE-2024-44134, Preet Dsouza (Fleming College, Computer Security & Investigations Program), Domien Schepers, Tim Clem, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h, CVE-2024-44130, Pwn2car(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Holger Fuhrmannek, Anton Boegler, Snoolie Keffaber@@0xilis, CVE-2024-44129

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS<14.7.1
14.7.1
macOS<15
15
macOS<14.7.1

Event History

Sep 16, 2024
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Oct 28, 2024
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:08 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:08 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-44175?

CVE-2024-44175 has been classified with a high severity level due to its permissions issues that could be exploited.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-44175?

To fix CVE-2024-44175, update your macOS to version 14.7.1 or higher for macOS Sonoma or to version 15 for macOS Sequoia.

3

Which versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2024-44175?

CVE-2024-44175 affects macOS versions prior to 14.7.1 for Sonoma and 15 for Sequoia.

4

What types of issues does CVE-2024-44175 address?

CVE-2024-44175 addresses issues related to permissions and improved checks within the macOS account management.

5

Is CVE-2024-44175 specific to any Apple devices?

CVE-2024-44175 is specific to Apple devices running the affected versions of macOS.

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