CVE-2024-54506

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or arbitrary code execution in DCP firmware.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/121839	Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Dec/7

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

03 Nov 2025, 23:17

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References		() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Dec/7 -

20 Dec 2024, 19:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-12-12 02:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 23:17

NVD link : CVE-2024-54506

Mitre link : CVE-2024-54506

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-54506

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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