CVE-2024-44218 (GCVE-0-2024-44218)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-28 21:07 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:07
VLAI
Summary
This issue was addressed with improved checks. 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. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to heap corruption.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to heap corruption
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: 0 , < 17.7.1 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 18.1 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 14.7.1 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 15.1 (custom)
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