CVE-2023-23520
published 2023-02-27CVE-2023-23520: A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.3, tvOS 16.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. A user…
PriorityP432medium5.9CVSS 3.1
AVNACHPRNUINSUCHINAN
EPSS
0.81%
52.7th percentile
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.3, tvOS 16.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. A user may be able to read arbitrary files as root.
Affected
11 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | ios_16.3_and_ipados | — | — |
| apple | ios_and_ipados | >= unspecified < 16.3 | 16.3 |
| apple | ipados | < 16.3 | 16.3 |
| apple | iphone_os | < 16.3 | 16.3 |
| apple | macos | < 13.2 | 13.2 |
| apple | macos | >= unspecified < 13.2 | 13.2 |
| apple | macos_ventura | — | — |
| apple | tvos | — | — |
| apple | tvos | >= unspecified < 16.3 | 16.3 |
| apple | watchos | — | — |
| apple | watchos | >= unspecified < 9.3 | 9.3 |
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Apple
CVE-2023-23520: tvOS 16.3
vendor_apple·2023-01-24·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2023-23520 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-23520: tvOS 16.3
Apple Security Update: About the security content of tvOS 16.3
Product: tvOS
Version: 16.3
CVE: CVE-2023-23520
Component: Crash Reporter
Impact: A user may be able to read arbitrary files as root
Description: A race condition was addressed with additional validation.
Apple
CVE-2023-23520: watchOS 9.3
vendor_apple·2023-01-23·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2023-23520 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-23520: watchOS 9.3
Apple Security Update: About the security content of watchOS 9.3
Product: watchOS
Version: 9.3
CVE: CVE-2023-23520
Component: Crash Reporter
Impact: A user may be able to read arbitrary files as root
Description: A race condition was addressed with additional validation.
Apple
CVE-2023-23520: iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3
vendor_apple·2023-01-23·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2023-23520 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-23520: iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3
Apple Security Update: About the security content of iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3
Product: iOS 16.3 and iPadOS
Version: 16.3
CVE: CVE-2023-23520
Component: Crash Reporter
Impact: A user may be able to read arbitrary files as root
Description: A race condition was addressed with additional validation.
Apple
CVE-2023-23520: macOS Ventura 13.2
vendor_apple·2023-01-23·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2023-23520 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-23520: macOS Ventura 13.2
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS Ventura 13.2
Product: macOS Ventura
Version: 13.2
CVE: CVE-2023-23520
Component: Crash Reporter
Impact: A user may be able to read arbitrary files as root
Description: A race condition was addressed with additional validation.
GHSA
GHSA-p22w-hm7x-wwfc: A race condition was addressed with additional validation
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-02-27
CVE-2023-23520 [MEDIUM] CWE-367 GHSA-p22w-hm7x-wwfc: A race condition was addressed with additional validation
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. A user may be able to read arbitrary files as root.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606
2023-02-27
Published