CVE-2024-27879: An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination in Apple iOS and iPadOS
CVE-2024-27879 is a vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that could allow an attacker to cause unexpected app termination due to insufficient bounds checking. This issue has been addressed and fixed in iOS 17. 7, iPadOS 17. 7, iOS 18, and iPadOS 18. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 7. 5, indicating it can be exploited remotely without user interaction and requires no privileges. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-27879) affects Apple iOS and iPadOS and involves improper bounds checking that may lead to unexpected app termination. The issue has been resolved by Apple through improved bounds checks in iOS 17.7, iPadOS 17.7, iOS 18, and iPadOS 18. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting a high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to availability (app termination). The weakness corresponds to CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer).
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause denial of service by triggering unexpected termination of applications on affected iOS and iPadOS devices. There is no reported impact on confidentiality or integrity. The vulnerability does not require user interaction or privileges, making it easier to exploit remotely. No known exploits are currently observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official fixes for this vulnerability in iOS 17.7, iPadOS 17.7, iOS 18, and iPadOS 18. Users and administrators should update affected devices to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the vendor's official patches. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2024-27879: An attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
CVE-2024-27879 is a vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that could allow an attacker to cause unexpected app termination due to insufficient bounds checking. This issue has been addressed and fixed in iOS 17. 7, iPadOS 17. 7, iOS 18, and iPadOS 18. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 7. 5, indicating it can be exploited remotely without user interaction and requires no privileges. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-27879) affects Apple iOS and iPadOS and involves improper bounds checking that may lead to unexpected app termination. The issue has been resolved by Apple through improved bounds checks in iOS 17.7, iPadOS 17.7, iOS 18, and iPadOS 18. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting a high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to availability (app termination). The weakness corresponds to CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer).
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause denial of service by triggering unexpected termination of applications on affected iOS and iPadOS devices. There is no reported impact on confidentiality or integrity. The vulnerability does not require user interaction or privileges, making it easier to exploit remotely. No known exploits are currently observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apple has released official fixes for this vulnerability in iOS 17.7, iPadOS 17.7, iOS 18, and iPadOS 18. Users and administrators should update affected devices to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the vendor's official patches. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2024-02-26T15:32:28.543Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 690a2de9f0ba78a050536e90
Added to database: 11/4/2025, 4:46:33 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 11:21:19 PM
Last updated: 5/10/2026, 1:48:56 PM
Views: 62
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