CVE-2024-54538 (GCVE-0-2024-54538)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-12-20 00:24 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:24
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Summary
A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved input validation. 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. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-12-20 17:16 UTC
CWE
- A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service
- CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Assigner
References
8 references
Impacted products
5 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS |
Affected:
0 , < 17.7.1
(custom)
Affected: 0 , < 18.1 (custom) |
guessed | |
| Apple | macOS |
Affected:
0 , < 13.7.1
(custom)
Affected: 0 , < 14.7.1 (custom) Affected: 0 , < 15.1 (custom) |
guessed | |
| Apple | tvOS |
Affected:
0 , < 18.1
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Apple | visionOS |
Affected:
0 , < 2.1
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Apple | watchOS |
Affected:
0 , < 11.1
(custom)
|
guessed |
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