CVE-2024-40788

MEDIUM

iPadOS < 16.7.9 - Denial of Service via Type Confusion

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, watchOS 10.6. A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected system shutdown.

References (31)

Core 31
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/19
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/20
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/22
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/23

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0032
EPSS Percentile 23.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-843
Status published
Products (14)
Apple/iOS and iPadOS < 16.7.9
Apple/iOS and iPadOS < 17.6
apple/ipados < 16.7.9
apple/iphone_os < 16.7.9
apple/macos < 12.7.6
Apple/macOS < 12.7.6
Apple/macOS < 13.6.8
Apple/macOS < 14.6
apple/tvos < 17.6
Apple/tvOS < 17.6
... and 4 more
Published Jul 29, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026