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CVE-2024-3651VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Icloudpd: Internationalized Domain Names

Affects icloudpdSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2024-3651· Medium 6.2

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.2 Medium : upgrade to 1.17.4_1 when convenient.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 19:48 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
6.2Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (@huntr_ai)CVSS 3.06.2
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.17.4_1
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 7 Jul 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 9 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade icloudpd to 1.17.4_1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Homebrewicloudpdpkg:brew/icloudpdOther threatsAffected
  • >=1.17.3 <1.17.4_1
Fixed in
  • 1.17.4_1

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AI-suggested

A patch is available in icloudpd version 1.17.4_1 that fixes the vulnerability by refining the idna.encode() function to reject malicious inputs without resource exhaustion. Users should upgrade to this version. As a workaround, applications can enforce a maximum domain name length of 253 characters before passing input to idna.encode() to prevent excessive resource consumption.

Description

A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the idna.encode() function used by icloudpd. A specially crafted input can cause excessive resource consumption, leading to denial of service. The issue is fixed in icloudpd version 1.17.4_1. Enforcing a domain name length limit of 253 characters before calling idna.encode() can mitigate the issue.

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