CVE-2024-40794

Apple Security Advisory 07-29-2024-1

Severity Score

5.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

MITRE
PS

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, Safari 17.6. Private Browsing tabs may be accessed without authentication.

The WebKitGTK web engine suffers from multiple vulnerabilities. An anonymous researcher discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash. Huang Xilin discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash. Huang Xilin discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash. More issues are listed in this advisory.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-07-10 CVE Reserved
2024-07-29 CVE Published
2025-03-14 CVE Updated
2025-04-14 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-287: Improper Authentication

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Safari Search vendor "Apple" for product "Safari"				*		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados"				*		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				*		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"				*		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				*		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap"				*		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Sle-module-basesystem Search vendor "Suse" for product "Sle-module-basesystem"				*		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Sle-module-desktop-applications Search vendor "Suse" for product "Sle-module-desktop-applications"				*		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Sle-module-development-tools Search vendor "Suse" for product "Sle-module-development-tools"				*		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Sle-sdk Search vendor "Suse" for product "Sle-sdk"				*		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Sle-we Search vendor "Suse" for product "Sle-we"				*		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Sle Hpc-espos Search vendor "Suse" for product "Sle Hpc-espos"				*		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Sle Hpc-ltss Search vendor "Suse" for product "Sle Hpc-ltss"				*		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Sle Hpc Search vendor "Suse" for product "Sle Hpc"				*		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Sled Search vendor "Suse" for product "Sled"				*		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Sles-ltss Search vendor "Suse" for product "Sles-ltss"				*		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Sles Search vendor "Suse" for product "Sles"				*		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Sles Sap Search vendor "Suse" for product "Sles Sap"				*		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Suse-manager-proxy Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse-manager-proxy"				*		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Suse-manager-server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse-manager-server"				*		-		Affected