CVE-2023-40436 — Out-of-bounds Read in Apple Macos

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read3 documents3 sources
Severity
9.1CRITICALNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 39.72%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MacosApple Macos Sonoma
Timeline
PublishedSep 27

Description

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 14
▶NVDapple/macos< 14.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-3975-pf2x-843g: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks↗2023-09-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2023-40436: macOS Sonoma 14↗2023-09-26
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