CVE-2024-27878

2024-07-2923:15:10

apple

web.nvd.nist.gov

buffer overflow

macos sonoma

arbitrary code execution

kernel privileges

CVSS3

6.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

7.6

Confidence

Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.4%

JSON

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected configurations

Vulners

Vulnrichment

Node

applemacosRange<14.6

VendorProductVersionCPE
applemacos*cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
apple	macos	*	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "Apple",
    "product": "macOS",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "unspecified",
        "status": "affected",
        "lessThan": "14.6",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]