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CVE-2024-44161 (GCVE-0-2024-44161)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-09-16 23:22 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:15
VLAI
Summary
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Ventura 13.7. Processing a maliciously crafted texture may lead to unexpected app termination.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-17 19:56 UTC
CWE
  • Processing a maliciously crafted texture may lead to unexpected app termination
  • CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 13.7 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 14.7 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 15 (custom)
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