Use After Free in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2024-44285
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, tvOS 18.1, visionOS 2.1, watchOS 11.1. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (49.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 49.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple iOS And Ipados — versions 0
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions 0
- Apple tvOS — versions 0
- Apple Visionos — versions 0
- Apple watchOS — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/121563 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/121564
- support.apple.com/en-us/121565 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/121566 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/121569 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-44285?
- CVE-2024-44285 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-10-28.
- How severe is CVE-2024-44285?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-44285 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.