CVE-2024-27878
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
CVE-2024-27878- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
CVE-2024-27878- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-25071
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2024-25071- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fpm2-gfqf-g25v
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
GHSA-fpm2-gfqf-g25v- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-27878 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Apple Macos, published July 29, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.