{"id":"CVE-2024-27878","published":"2024-07-29T22:16:44Z","modified":"2026-04-02T18:13:19Z","title":"A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling","vendor":"Apple","product":"macOS","tier":"tail","description":{"text":"A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.","provenance":"source","from":"CVE.org"},"cvss":{"score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","provenance":"source","from":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment"},"epss":{"score":0.00328,"percentile":0.25779,"provenance":"source"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-120","name":"Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input"}],"references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/120911","tags":[]},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214119","tags":["x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18","tags":["x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119","tags":[]}],"priority":{"score":9.7,"factors":[{"name":"EPSS percentile","points":5.16},{"name":"CVSS severity","points":4.55}]},"vendorSlug":"apple","affectedVersions":[{"vendor":"Apple","product":"macOS","versions":["< 14.6"]}],"euvd":{"id":"EUVD-2024-25071","exploited":false,"provenance":"source"},"lineage":{"familyId":"fam-class-apple-ios-macos-cwe-120"}}