Resource exhaustion in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2024-54538

A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1, iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1, tvOS 18.1, visionOS 2.1, watchOS 11.1. A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

EPSS: 0.010 (57.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-54538?
CVE-2024-54538 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-54538?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-54538 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.