CVE-2024-44236

App termination via ICC profile parser overwrite

Published Oct 28, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026

Out-of-bounds access in Apple macOS sips allows attackers to terminate the app by processing a maliciously crafted file. The ICC profile parser fails to validate user-supplied profile data before writing past the end of an allocated buffer. Affected systems run Ventura before 13.7.1, Sonoma before 14.7.1, or Sequoia before 15.1; exploitation requires a target to visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability10.96%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Out-of-bounds access in Apple macOS sips allows attackers to terminate the app by processing a maliciously crafted file. The ICC profile parser fails to validate user-supplied profile data before writing past the end of an allocated buffer. Affected systems run Ventura before 13.7.1, Sonoma before 14.7.1, or Sequoia before 15.1; exploitation requires a target to visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-44236
Published
Oct 28, 2024
Updated
Apr 2, 2026
Vendor
Apple
Product
macOS
Classifications
CWE-125, CWE-787, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 28, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <13.7.1
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <14.7.1
  3. Affected versionversion=0 <15.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Apple · macOSversion=0 <13.7.1; version=0 <14.7.1; version=0 <15.1

Published CVSS scores

6.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
T1204.002Malicious File

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