CVE-2024-40779

MEDIUM 5.5

CVSS Score

5.5

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.6, iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, watchOS 10.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Vendor	apple
Product	safari
Ecosystems	iOS macOS
Industries	Technology
Published	Jul 29, 2024
Last Updated	Apr 2, 2026

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Affected Versions

Apple / Safari

0 < 17.6

Apple / iOS and iPadOS

0 < 16.7.9 0 < 17.6

Apple / macOS

0 < 14.6

Apple / tvOS

0 < 17.6

Apple / visionOS

0 < 1.3

Apple / watchOS

0 < 10.6

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

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