CVE-2024-40789

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  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. CVE-2024-40789
An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.6, iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, watchOS 10.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

6.5 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120908
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120909
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120911
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120913
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120914
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120915
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120916
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/22 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/23 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00006.html
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214122 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214123 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214116
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214117
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214121 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214122
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214124
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

02 Apr 2026, 19:17

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References
  • () https://support.apple.com/en-us/120908 -
  • () https://support.apple.com/en-us/120909 -
  • () https://support.apple.com/en-us/120911 -
  • () https://support.apple.com/en-us/120913 -
  • () https://support.apple.com/en-us/120914 -
  • () https://support.apple.com/en-us/120915 -
  • () https://support.apple.com/en-us/120916 -
Summary (en) An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, Safari 17.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, macOS Sonoma 14.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash. (en) An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.6, iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, watchOS 10.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

04 Nov 2025, 18:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214116 -
  • () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214117 -
  • () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119 -
  • () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214122 -
  • () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214124 -

04 Nov 2025, 17:15

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References
  • () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00006.html -

21 Nov 2024, 09:31

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References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/22 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/22 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/23 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/23 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214122 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214122 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214123 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214123 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214121 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214121 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

30 Oct 2024, 15:35

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CWE CWE-125

23 Aug 2024, 15:38

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CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
First Time Apple visionos
Apple safari
Apple ipados
Apple watchos
Apple iphone Os
Apple macos
Apple
Apple tvos
CPE cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15 - () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16 - () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17 - () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 - () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21 - () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/22 - () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/22 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/23 - () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/23 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116 - () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117 - () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 - () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121 - () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214122 - () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214122 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214123 - () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214123 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124 - () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214121 - () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214121 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.5

30 Jul 2024, 13:32

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Summary
  • (es) Se solucionó un problema de acceso fuera de los límites mejorando la verificación de límites. Este problema se solucionó en iOS 16.7.9 y iPadOS 16.7.9, Safari 17.6, iOS 17.6 y iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, macOS Sonoma 14.6. El procesamiento de contenido web creado con fines malintencionados puede provocar un fallo inesperado del proceso.

30 Jul 2024, 02:15

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References
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18 -

30 Jul 2024, 01:15

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References
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15 -
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16 -
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17 -
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21 -
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/22 -
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/23 -

30 Jul 2024, 00:15

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References
  • () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214121 -

29 Jul 2024, 23:15

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2024-07-29 23:15

Updated : 2026-04-02 19:17

NVD link : CVE-2024-40789

Mitre link : CVE-2024-40789

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-40789

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

  • ipados
  • tvos
  • watchos
  • safari
  • visionos
  • macos
  • iphone_os
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read