CVE-2024-44199: Input Validation

Published Jul 29, 2024
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Updated

Accounts. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

Other sources

AirDrop. This issue was addressed through improved state management.

— Apple

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.

— MITRE

apache. This is a vulnerability in open source code and Apple Software is among the affected projects. The CVE-ID was assigned by a third party. Learn more about the issue and CVE-ID at cve.org.

— Apple

APFS. The issue was addressed with improved restriction of data container access.

— Apple

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

— Apple

Credit

IES Red Team(ByteDance), Linwz(DEVCORE), Yeto, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CertiK SkyFall Team, D4m0n, Amir Bazine(CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations), Karsten König(CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations), CVE-2024-2004, CVE-2024-2379, CVE-2024-2398, CVE-2024-2466, an anonymous researcher, Yann Gascuel(Alter Solutions), w0wbox, CVE-2023-6277, CVE-2023-52356, Yisumi, Junsung Lee(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), (CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations), Gandalf4a, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), sqrtpwn, Minghao Lin(Zhejiang University), Jiaxun Zhu(Zhejiang University), Patrick Wardle(DoubleYou), CVE-2024-40805, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf, Adam M., CVE-2024-6387, Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat(Dawn Security Lab of JingDong), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Kandji), (Kandji), Mateen Alinaghi, Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Yadhu Krishna M(Cyber Security At Suma Soft Pvt), Narendra Bhati(Cyber Security At Suma Soft Pvt), Manager(Cyber Security At Suma Soft Pvt), Pune (India), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), (Dawn Security Lab of JingDong), Kirin@@Pwnrin, Joshua Jones, Jiwon Park, Marcio Almeida(Tanto Security), Bistrit Dahal, Srijan Poudel, Jiahui Hu (梅零落)(NorthSea), Meng Zhang (鲸落)(NorthSea), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), ajajfxhj, Huang Xilin(Ant Group Light), Maksymilian Motyl, Johan Carlsson (joaxcar), Seunghyun Lee@@0x10n(KAIST Hacking Lab working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2024-4558, Matthew Butler, Gary Kwong, Andreas Jaegersberger, Ro Achterberg

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS<14.6
14.6
macOS<14.6
macOS<14.6

Event History

Mar 20, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:53 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:53 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Mar 21, 2025
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-44199?

CVE-2024-44199 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to the potential for unexpected system termination and reading of kernel memory.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-44199?

To fix CVE-2024-44199, update your system to macOS Sonoma version 14.6 or later.

3

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-44199?

CVE-2024-44199 is categorized as an out-of-bounds read vulnerability.

4

Which versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2024-44199?

CVE-2024-44199 affects macOS versions prior to 14.6.

5

What can happen if CVE-2024-44199 is exploited?

Exploitation of CVE-2024-44199 may lead to unexpected system termination or unauthorized access to kernel memory.

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