Apple iOS/iPadOS Video File memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (the affected version is unknown). This issue affects an unknown code of the component Video File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-44232 since 08/20/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/22/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211697 (macOS 14.x < 14.7.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (121570)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (211697).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 211697
Nessus Name: macOS 14.x < 14.7.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (121570)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/20/2024 CVE reserved
11/02/2024 +74 days Advisory disclosed
11/02/2024 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/01/2025 +119 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-44232 (๐Ÿ”’)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 11/02/2024 03:27
Updated: 03/01/2025 20:22
Changes: 11/02/2024 03:27 (55), 11/05/2024 10:27 (20), 11/22/2024 04:08 (2), 03/01/2025 20:22 (3)
Complete: ๐Ÿ”
Cache ID: 3:60D:103

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