CVE-2023-42856 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Apple Macos

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCWE-843 — Type Confusion6 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
CISA8.8
EPSS
0.0%
top 85.58%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Apple MacosApple Macos MontereyApple Macos Sonoma+1 more
Timeline
PublishedOct 25

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. Processing a file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.

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 Packages5 packages

▶Appleapple/macos_sonoma14.1
▶Appleapple/macos_ventura13.6.1
▶Appleapple/macos_monterey12.7.1
▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 14.1+2
▶NVDapple/macos12.0 — 12.7.1+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-x9v9-7hfr-q9g4: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2023-10-25
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Apple
CVE-2023-42856: macOS Sonoma 14.1↗2023-10-25
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Apple
CVE-2023-42856: macOS Ventura 13.6.1↗2023-10-25
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Apple
CVE-2023-42856: macOS Monterey 12.7.1↗2023-10-25
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CISA
Apple iOS Type Confusion Vulnerability↗2022-12-14
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