CVE-2024-44261: Input Validation

Published Oct 28, 2024
·
Updated

Accessibility. The issue was addressed with improved authentication.

Other sources

App Support. A path handling issue was addressed with improved logic.

— Apple

AppleAVD. The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.

— Apple

Calendar. A path handling issue was addressed with improved logic.

— Apple

CoreMedia Playback. This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks.

— Apple

CoreText. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

Credit

Rizki Maulana (rmrizki.my.id), Matthew Butler, Jake Derouin, Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Junsung Lee(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Jex Amro, Mateusz Krzywicki@@krzywix, Hichem Maloufi, Christian Mina, Ismail Amzdak, Nimrat Khalsa, James Gill @infosec.exchange)@@jjtech, Dragon Fruit Security (Davis Dai, ORAC Luoyun, Frank Du cooperative discovery), Narendra Bhati(Cyber Security at Suma Soft Pvt), Manager(Cyber Security at Suma Soft Pvt), Pune (India), 냥냥, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Bing Shi(Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), (Indiana University Bloomington), Luyi Xing(Indiana University Bloomington), Kirin@@Pwnrin, an anonymous researcher, Bistrit Dahal, Kenneth Chew, Braylon@@softwarescool, K宝@@Pwnrin, pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Loadshine Lab), Hikerell(Loadshine Lab), Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Ziyi Zhou Jiao Tong University)@@Shanghai, Tianxiao Hou Jiao Tong University)@@Shanghai, Ben Roeder, an anonymous researcher(Dawn Security Lab of JD), Yinyi Wu@@_3ndy1(Dawn Security Lab of JD), Lucas Di Tomase, Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Bhopal India), Srijan Poudel, 7feilee, Cristian Dinca (icmd.tech), Dalibor Milanovic, Richard Hyunho Im with Route Zero Security@@richeeta, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Q1IQ@@q1iqF, P1umer@@p1umer, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C)

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
Apple iOS and iPadOS<18.1
18.1
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<18.1
18.1
Apple iOS and iPadOS<17.7.1
17.7.1
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<17.7.1
17.7.1
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<17.7.1
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS>=18.0<18.1
iPhone OS<17.7.1
iPhone OS>=18.0<18.1

Event History

Oct 28, 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
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:08 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:08 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-2024-44261?

CVE-2024-44261 is classified with a high severity due to potential impacts on user data and system security.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-44261?

To remediate CVE-2024-44261, update your iOS or iPadOS devices to version 17.7.1 or 18.1 or later.

3

What products are affected by CVE-2024-44261?

CVE-2024-44261 affects iOS versions before 18.1 and iPadOS versions before 18.1.

4

What types of issues does CVE-2024-44261 address?

CVE-2024-44261 addresses authentication improvements, path handling issues, and bounds check enhancements.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2024-44261?

There are no known workarounds for CVE-2024-44261; the only solution is to update the software.

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