CVE-2024-44297 [Medium] | Denial of Service in Ipad Os

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1, iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1, tvOS 18.1, visionOS 2.1, watchOS 11.1. Processing a maliciously crafted message may lead to a denial-of-service.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.52%	0.84%	+0.33%
2	2026-04-01	0.40%	0.52%	+0.12%
3	2025-12-30	—	0.40%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.52%

0.84%

+0.33%

2026-04-01

0.40%

0.52%

+0.12%

2025-12-30

—

0.40%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
6.5	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.8	3.6	[email protected]
6.5	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.8	3.6	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

6.5

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.8

3.6

[email protected]

6.5

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.8

3.6

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-44297

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
apple	ipad_os	< 17.7.1	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os::::::::
apple	ipad_os	>= 18.0, < 18.1	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os::::::::
apple	iphone_os	< 17.7.1	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
apple	iphone_os	>= 18.0, < 18.1	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
apple	macos	< 13.7.1	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
apple	macos	>= 14.0, < 14.7.1	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
apple	tvos	< 18.1	cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::
apple	visionos	< 2.1	cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos::::::::
apple	watchos	< 11.1	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::

References for CVE-2024-44297

URL	Tags
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121563	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121564
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121565	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121566	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121567	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121568	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121569	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121570	Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/11
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/12
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/13
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/16
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/9

URL

CVE-2024-44297

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-44297

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-44297

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-44297

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-44297

References for CVE-2024-44297