TI-2024-29782 Aliases CVE-2024-44218 GHSA-pvm4-q7m8-9wqx

Buffer overflow in Apple iOS and iPadOS

LOW 36CWE-120Published 2024-10-28 · Updated 2026-04-02

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

This issue was addressed with improved checks. 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. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to heap corruption.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.003 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 17.7.1, 18.1macOS (Apple): 14.7.1, 15.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	before 17.7.1; before 18.1	17.7.1, 18.1	Patch available	CNA
Apple	macOS	before 14.7.1; before 15.1	14.7.1, 15.1	Patch available	CNA

iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 17.7.1; before 18.1 Fixed in 17.7.1, 18.1 Patch available CNA
macOS VendorApple Affected before 14.7.1; before 15.1 Fixed in 14.7.1, 15.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::	before 17.7.1	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:18.0:::::::*	18.0	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::	before 17.7.1	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:18.0:::::::*	18.0	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::	before 14.7.1	Vulnerable	Apple

cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 17.7.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 17.7.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 14.7.1 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 17.7.1, 18.1
Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 14.7.1, 15.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2024-10-28
Apple iOS and iPadOS 17.7.1, 18.1
15 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 13 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-29818 Link following in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 64
- TI-2024-29819 Apple Safari: An attacker may be able to misuse a trust relationship to download…Priority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2024-29812 Apple iOS and iPadOS: Restoring a maliciously crafted backup file may lead to…Priority LOW 31
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Release · 2024-10-28
Apple macOS 14.7.1, 15.1
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-29830 Link following in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 25
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-44218
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pvm4-q7m8-9wqx

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

https://support.apple.com/en-us/121564

TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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