9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2024-40782
"Safari Web Content Use-After-Free Vulnerability"
Description

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, Safari 17.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, macOS Sonoma 14.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

INFO

Published Date :

July 29, 2024, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 10, 2024, 2:40 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-40782 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 tvos
4 Apple watchos
5 Apple safari
6 Apple ipados
7 Apple visionos
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-2024-40782.

URL Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15 Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16 Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17 Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21 Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/22 Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/23 Mailing List
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214122 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214123 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124 Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15 Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16 Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17 Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21 Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/22 Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/23 Mailing List
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214122 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214123 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124 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-2024-40782 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-40782 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.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 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 CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.7.9 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0 up to (excluding) 17.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.7.9 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0 up to (excluding) 17.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.6
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/22 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/22 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/22 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/22 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/23 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/23 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/23 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/23 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214122 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214122 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214122 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214122 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214123 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214123 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214123 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214123 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124 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/Jul/15
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/22
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/23
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214122
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214123
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-416
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/23 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/22 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, Safari 17.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, macOS Sonoma 14.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214123 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214122 [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-2024-40782 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-2024-40782 weaknesses.

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