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CVE-2024-44197

5.5 MEDIUM
Denial of Service

📋 TL;DR

A memory handling vulnerability in macOS allows malicious applications to cause denial-of-service conditions. This affects macOS Ventura and Sonoma systems running vulnerable versions. The issue was addressed through improved memory management in Apple's security updates.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • macOS
Versions: macOS Ventura before 13.7.1, macOS Sonoma before 14.7.1
Operating Systems: macOS Ventura, macOS Sonoma
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: All default configurations of affected macOS versions are vulnerable. Requires malicious application execution with user privileges.

📦 What is this software?

Macos by Apple

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Macos by Apple

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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Complete system crash or freeze requiring hard reboot, potentially leading to data loss or service disruption.

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Likely Case

Application crashes or system instability affecting user productivity and application availability.

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If Mitigated

Minimal impact with proper patching and application sandboxing controls in place.

🌐 Internet-Facing: LOW - Requires local malicious application execution, not directly exploitable over network.
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM - Malicious internal applications or compromised software could exploit this vulnerability.

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No
Weaponized: UNKNOWN
Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No
Complexity: MEDIUM

Exploitation requires user to execute malicious application. No public exploit code identified in references.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: macOS Ventura 13.7.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1

Vendor Advisory: https://support.apple.com/en-us/121568

Restart Required: Yes

Instructions:

1. Open System Settings > General > Software Update. 2. Install available security updates. 3. Restart system when prompted.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Application Sandboxing Enforcement

all

Enforce strict application sandboxing policies to limit malicious application impact

Application Allowlisting

all

Implement application allowlisting to prevent unauthorized applications from executing

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement strict application control policies to prevent unauthorized application execution
  • Monitor system logs for application crashes and suspicious process behavior

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check macOS version in System Settings > General > About. If version is Ventura <13.7.1 or Sonoma <14.7.1, system is vulnerable.

Check Version:

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Verify Fix Applied:

Verify macOS version shows Ventura 13.7.1 or Sonoma 14.7.1 in System Settings > General > About.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Kernel panics
  • Application crash reports
  • System instability logs in Console.app

Network Indicators:

  • No network-based indicators as this is a local vulnerability

SIEM Query:

source="macos_system_logs" AND (event="kernel_panic" OR event="application_crash")

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2024-44197
CVSS v3 Score: 5.5 (MEDIUM)
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: October 28, 2024
Last Updated: November 3, 2025

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