CVE-2023-42871 — Out-of-bounds Write in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write4 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 69.40%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
6
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple MacosApple Ipados+3 more
Timeline
PublishedJan 10
Latest updateJan 11

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. 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 Packages7 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 14
▶NVDapple/macos< 14.0
▶NVDapple/ipados< 17.0
▶CVEListV5apple/ios_and_ipadosunspecified — 17

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-rgqw-78cv-wmcg: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2024-01-11
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Apple
CVE-2023-42871: macOS Sonoma 14↗2023-09-26
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Apple
CVE-2023-42871: iOS 17 and iPadOS 17↗2023-09-18
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