Zero-day vulnerability in Apple iOS

Buffer overflow
CVE-2024-23225

Vulnerability details

Advisory: SB2024030554 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iOS 16 and iPadOS 16

Vulnerable component: Apple iOS

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23225

CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Description:

The vulnerability allows a local application to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the OS kernel. A malicious application can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

External links:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214082