CVE-2023-40423 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer7 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 86.21%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
9
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple MacosApple Ipados+6 more
Timeline
PublishedOct 25

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages10 packages

▶Appleapple/macos_sonoma14.1
▶Appleapple/macos_ventura13.6.1
▶Appleapple/macos_monterey12.7.1
▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 14.1+2
▶NVDapple/macos12.0.0 — 12.7.1+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-c483-xw4j-pmcm: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2023-10-25
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📋Vendor Advisories

5
Apple
CVE-2023-40423: iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2↗2023-10-25
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Apple
CVE-2023-40423: iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1↗2023-10-25
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Apple
CVE-2023-40423: macOS Monterey 12.7.1↗2023-10-25
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Apple
CVE-2023-40423: macOS Sonoma 14.1↗2023-10-25
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Apple
CVE-2023-40423: macOS Ventura 13.6.1↗2023-10-25
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