Out-of-bounds Read in Apple macOS

CVE-2024-54506

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or arbitrary code execution in DCP firmware.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-54506: held from 0.007 to 0.007.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-54506?
CVE-2024-54506 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-54506?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.