5.5

CVE-2024-40779: apple ios and ipados Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2025:0139-1SUSE-SU-2025:0194-1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40779
Published 29-07-2024Last modified 02-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-40779 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in apple ios and ipados. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.34%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 19 · Related 7
DLA-3864-1DSA-5762-1MGASA-2025-0291RHSA-2024:8180RHSA-2024:8492RHSA-2024:8496

Timeline

  1. 29-07-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.34%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

26%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.34% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.34%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apple8 products
Ubuntu5 products
  • qtwebkit-opensource-srcAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • qtwebkit-sourceAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • webkit2gtkAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.44.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | < 2.44.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
  • webkitgtkAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • wpewebkitAll versions (No fix recorded)
Suse4 products
  • libqt5-qtwebkit&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS< 5.6.2-3.3.1
  • libqt5-qtwebkit&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5< 5.6.2-3.3.1
  • libQtWebKit4&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS< 4.8.7+2.3.4-4.10.1
  • libQtWebKit4&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5< 4.8.7+2.3.4-4.10.1
Debian2 products
  • webkit2gtk< 2.44.3-1~deb12u1 | < 2.44.3-1
  • wpewebkitAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.44.3-1

4 vendors · 19 products

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