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CVE-2024-40776: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, Safari 17.6, iOS 17.6...

Description

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, Safari 17.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, macOS Sonoma 14.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-40776

Affected Products

Vendor: Apple

Product: Safari

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.12% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 47.01% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-03-14 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214117
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214116
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214124
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214123
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214122
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/16
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/15
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/23
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/21
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/17
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/22
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18
https://www.secpod.com/blog/apple-fixes-multiple-security-vulnerabilities-in-july-2024-updates/

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