CVE-2023-38590 — Classic Buffer Overflow in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-120 — Classic Buffer Overflow9 documents3 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
2.8%
top 13.78%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
11
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple MacosApple Tvos+8 more
Timeline
PublishedJul 28

Description

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, tvOS 16.6, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages16 packages

▶Appleapple/macos_monterey12.6.8
▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 13.5+2
▶NVDapple/macos12.0 — 12.6.8+2
▶Appleapple/macos_big_sur11.7.9

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-65j3-wcf2-3433: A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2023-07-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2023-38590: watchOS 9.6↗2023-07-24
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Apple
CVE-2023-38590: iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8↗2023-07-24
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Apple
CVE-2023-38590: iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6↗2023-07-24
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Apple
CVE-2023-38590: macOS Big Sur 11.7.9↗2023-07-24
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Apple
CVE-2023-38590: macOS Monterey 12.6.8↗2023-07-24
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