CVE-2024-40779
Moderate
CVE-2024-40779
An out-of-bounds read 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.
Exploit probability
0.3%
Published
July 29, 2024
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2024-40779
View original source
An out-of-bounds read 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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- 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/18
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/22
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/23
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00006.html
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214122
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214123
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124
- 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/HT214123
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214124
- https://www.secpod.com/blog/apple-fixes-multiple-security-vulnerabilities-in-july-2024-updates/