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IpadosOperating system · Apple

CVE-2024-44234

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-11-01
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.1 / 11.1 or later.
See remediation →
58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges

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 · unedited
The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1, iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1, tvOS 18.1, visionOS 2.1, watchOS 11.1. Parsing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected system termination.

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 · high confidence

A vulnerability in video parsing functionality allows a maliciously crafted video file to trigger unexpected system termination. The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks, indicating an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability (likely a buffer overflow or out-of-bounds read) in the media parsing code path.

MitigationApply the vendor-supplied patches by updating to iOS 17.7.1/18.1, iPadOS 17.7.1/18.1, macOS 13.7.1/14.7.1/15.1, tvOS 18.1, visionOS 2.1, or watchOS 11.1 as appropriate for each affected device.

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
IpadosOperating system
Affected:< 17.7.1= 18.0
Iphone OsOperating system
Affected:< 17.7.1= 18.0
macOSOperating system
Affected:< 13.7.1>= 14.0, < 14.7.1
TvosOperating system
Affected:< 18.1
VisionosOperating system
Affected:< 2.1
WatchosOperating system
Affected:< 11.1

CVSS 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
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check iOS/iPadOS version
    Go to Settings > General > About on the device and note the version number (e.g., 17.7, 18.0)
    Affected if Version is below 17.7.1 or equals 18.0 (for iPadOS or iPhone OS)
  2. Check macOS version
    Go to System Settings > About (or System Preferences > About on older macOS) and note the version number; alternatively run 'sw_vers' in Terminal
    Affected if Version is below 13.7.1, or 14.0 up to but not including 14.7.1, or 15.0 up to but not including 15.1
  3. Check tvOS version
    Go to Settings > General > About on Apple TV; alternatively run 'system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType' in Terminal on a Mac with Apple TV on the same network
    Affected if Version is below 18.1
  4. Check watchOS version
    Open Settings > General > About on Apple Watch via the Watch app on iPhone, or directly on the Watch
    Affected if Version is below 11.1
  5. Check visionOS version
    Go to Settings > General > About in the Vision Pro headset
    Affected if Version is below 2.1

The device is affected if it runs any of the listed vulnerable OS versions AND has video playback capability enabled, which is enabled by default on these Apple platforms.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2.1 / 11.1 / 13.7.1 or later
Fixed in 2.111.113.7.1
Interim mitigation

Apply the vendor-supplied patches by updating to iOS 17.7.1/18.1, iPadOS 17.7.1/18.1, macOS 13.7.1/14.7.1/15.1, tvOS 18.1, visionOS 2.1, or watchOS 11.1 as appropriate for each affected device.

Recommended fix High confidence

iOS/iPadOS: 17.7.1 or 18.1; macOS: Ventura 13.7.1, Sonoma 14.7.1, or Sequoia 15.1; tvOS: 18.1; visionOS: 2.1; watchOS: 11.1

  1. Open Settings on the affected iOS/iPadOS device, then navigate to General > Software Update and install the available security update
  2. For macOS devices, open System Settings (or System Preferences on older versions), go to General > Software Update and install the security update
  3. For Apple TV, go to Settings > System > Software Updates and install tvOS 18.1
  4. For Apple Vision Pro, go to Settings > General > Software Update and install visionOS 2.1
  5. For Apple Watch, open the Watch app on iPhone, go to My Watch > General > Software Update and install watchOS 11.1
  6. After updating, verify the device is running the fixed version by checking Settings > General > About
Caveat Standard Apple OS update risks - ensure backups exist before updating

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Ipados Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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