CVE-2024-44242

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or arbitrary code execution in DCP firmware.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121563	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121564

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::

History

02 Apr 2026, 19:18

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary	(en) The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or arbitrary code execution in DCP firmware.	(en) The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or arbitrary code execution in DCP firmware.
References		() https://support.apple.com/en-us/121564 -

18 Dec 2024, 18:32

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/121563 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/121563 - Vendor Advisory
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo
First Time		Apple iphone Os Apple Apple ipados
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::

12 Dec 2024, 17:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) El problema se solucionó con comprobaciones de los límites mejoradas. Este problema se solucionó en iOS 18.1 y iPadOS 18.1. Un atacante podría provocar la finalización inesperada del sistema o la ejecución de código arbitrario en el firmware DCP.
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 9.8
CWE		CWE-787

12 Dec 2024, 02:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-12-12 02:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 07:52

NVD link : CVE-2024-44242

Mitre link : CVE-2024-44242

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-44242

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

ipados
iphone_os

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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