User information disclosure via out-of-bounds file read
Published Oct 28, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026
Out-of-bounds read in sips in Apple macOS allows attackers to disclose user information by causing a file to be parsed. The sips parser reads beyond an input boundary because it insufficiently validates file data; Apple has not disclosed the affected format or code path. Exploitation requires local file processing and user interaction, and the published impact is limited to information disclosure.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds read in sips in Apple macOS allows attackers to disclose user information by causing a file to be parsed. The sips parser reads beyond an input boundary because it insufficiently validates file data; Apple has not disclosed the affected format or code path. Exploitation requires local file processing and user interaction, and the published impact is limited to information disclosure.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-44281
- Published
- Oct 28, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- CWE-125, T1204.002
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 28, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <13.7.1
- Affected versionversion=0 <14.7.1
- Affected versionversion=0 <15.1
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