CVE-2024-27874: A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service in Apple iOS and iPadOS
CVE-2024-27874 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Apple iOS and iPadOS that allows a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The issue stems from improper state management and has been addressed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-27874) in Apple iOS and iPadOS involves a flaw in state management that can be triggered remotely to cause a denial-of-service condition. The CVSS v3.1 score is 7.5, indicating high severity, with an attack vector of network, no privileges or user interaction required, and impacts confidentiality but not integrity or availability directly. The issue is fixed in the latest major releases, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18.
Potential Impact
A remote attacker can cause a denial-of-service on affected devices, potentially disrupting normal device operation. The vulnerability does not impact integrity or availability directly per the CVSS vector but is classified under CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption), which can lead to service disruption.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. Users and administrators should upgrade to these versions to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official update.
CVE-2024-27874: A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
CVE-2024-27874 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Apple iOS and iPadOS that allows a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The issue stems from improper state management and has been addressed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-27874) in Apple iOS and iPadOS involves a flaw in state management that can be triggered remotely to cause a denial-of-service condition. The CVSS v3.1 score is 7.5, indicating high severity, with an attack vector of network, no privileges or user interaction required, and impacts confidentiality but not integrity or availability directly. The issue is fixed in the latest major releases, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18.
Potential Impact
A remote attacker can cause a denial-of-service on affected devices, potentially disrupting normal device operation. The vulnerability does not impact integrity or availability directly per the CVSS vector but is classified under CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption), which can lead to service disruption.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. Users and administrators should upgrade to these versions to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2024-02-26T15:32:28.542Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 690a2de9f0ba78a050536e7a
Added to database: 11/4/2025, 4:46:33 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:20:42 PM
Last updated: 5/9/2026, 8:46:34 AM
Views: 51
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