6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-23259
"Safari Denial-of-Service Vulnerability"
Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4. Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service.

INFO

Published Date :

March 8, 2024, 2:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

March 29, 2025, 12:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-23259 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple ipad_os
4 Apple ipados
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-23259.

URL Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214081 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214082 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214084 Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214081 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214082 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214084 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-23259 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-23259 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Mar. 29, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-400
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.7.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0 up to (excluding) 17.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.7.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0 up to (excluding) 17.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.4 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.7.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0 up to (excluding) 17.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.7.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0 up to (excluding) 17.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.4
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21 Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21 Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.7.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0 up to (excluding) 17.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.7.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0 up to (excluding) 17.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.4
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214081 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214081 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214081 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214081 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214082 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214082 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214082 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214082 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214084 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214084 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214084 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214084 Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214081
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214082
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214084
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 08, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4. Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service.
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214081 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214082 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214084 [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-23259 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-23259 weaknesses.

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