CVE-2024-27856 (GCVE-0-2024-27856)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-15 19:35 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:18
VLAI
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, watchOS 10.5. Processing a file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • Processing a file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple Safari Affected: 0 , < 17.5 (custom)
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Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: 0 , < 16.7.8 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 17.5 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 14.5 (custom)
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Apple tvOS Affected: 0 , < 17.5 (custom)
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Apple visionOS Affected: 0 , < 1.2 (custom)
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Apple watchOS Affected: 0 , < 10.5 (custom)
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