Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-54506

CVE-2024-54506:
macOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2024-54506 is an out-of-bounds access vulnerability discovered in Apple's macOS Sequoia operating system. The vulnerability was disclosed on December 11, 2024, and affects versions prior to macOS Sequoia 15.2. The issue was identified by Ye Zhang (@VAR10CK) of Baidu Security (Apple Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds access issue in the IOMobileFrameBuffer component of macOS Sequoia. The security flaw has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 CRITICAL (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) classification (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause unexpected system termination or execute arbitrary code in DCP firmware. The high CVSS score indicates that the vulnerability has critical severity with potential for complete system compromise (Apple Advisory, NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Apple has addressed this vulnerability by implementing improved bounds checking in macOS Sequoia 15.2. Users are strongly advised to update to this version to protect against potential exploitation. The fix is included in the security update released on December 11, 2024 (Apple Advisory).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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