CVE-2024-23300
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in GarageBand 10.4.11. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is a use-after-free vulnerability in GarageBand that can be triggered when processing a maliciously crafted file. The vulnerability allows an attacker to potentially achieve arbitrary code execution by corrupting memory through the freed pointer.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 10.4.11CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify GarageBand is installedCheck if GarageBand application exists on the system. On macOS, look in /Applications folder or use Spotlight search.Affected if GarageBand is installed and running on the system
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Identify installed GarageBand versionOpen GarageBand, then go to GarageBand menu > About GarageBand to display the version number. Alternatively, right-click GarageBand in Applications > Get Info to see the version.Affected if The displayed version is lower than 10.4.11
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Compare version against affected rangeNote the exact version number from the About dialog and compare numerically against 10.4.11.Affected if The installed version is any version below 10.4.11 (for example, 10.4.10, 10.4.9, etc.)
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Check for crash history related to GarageBandOpen Console application and search for recent crash logs containing 'GarageBand' or 'GarageBand[PID]' entries.Affected if Recent crash logs exist showing memory corruption or use-after-free patterns in GarageBand processes
The system is affected if GarageBand is installed and the installed version is any release prior to 10.4.11.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped10.4.11
Update GarageBand to version 10.4.11 or later to apply the memory management fix.
GarageBand 10.4.11
- Open the Mac App Store application
- Click on the 'Updates' tab in the toolbar
- Look for GarageBand in the list of available updates
- Click 'Update' next to GarageBand to install version 10.4.11 or later
- Alternatively, go to Apple Menu > System Settings > General > Software Update to check for and install GarageBand updates
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-23300 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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