CVE-2023-42849 — 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 Buffer8 documents3 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 59.86%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
10
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple MacosApple Watchos+7 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, watchOS 10.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1. An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory mitigations.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages13 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-4fc2-j39p-mv7v: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2023-10-25
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2023-42849: iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1↗2023-10-25
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Apple
CVE-2023-42849: macOS Monterey 12.7.1↗2023-10-25
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Apple
CVE-2023-42849: iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2↗2023-10-25
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Apple
CVE-2023-42849: macOS Ventura 13.6.1↗2023-10-25
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Apple
CVE-2023-42849: macOS Sonoma 14.1↗2023-10-25
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