What is CVE-2024-40810?

CVE-2024-40810 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-10-24.

How severe is CVE-2024-40810?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-40810 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Apple macOS

CVE-2024-40810

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to cause a coprocessor crash.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (6.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40810?: CVE-2024-40810 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-10-24.
How severe is CVE-2024-40810?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-40810 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.