{"id":"CVE-2024-40854","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2024-40854","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T05:59:56.709Z","title":"A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling.","description":"A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1, iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.7.1. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.","published":"2025-01-15T20:15:28.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T07:46:44.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["apple/ipados","apple/iphone os","apple/macos"],"epss":{"score":0.00398,"percentile":0.33799,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/121563","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/121564","source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/121567","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/121568","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/121570","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40854","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}