CVE-2023-42873 — Out-of-bounds Write in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write9 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 82.43%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple MacosApple Tvos+2 more
Timeline
PublishedFeb 21

Description

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. 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 Packages7 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 14.1+2
▶NVDapple/macos12.0 — 12.7.1+2
▶NVDapple/ipad_os16.0 — 16.7.2+1
▶CVEListV5apple/ios_and_ipadosunspecified — 16.7+1
▶CVEListV5apple/tvosunspecified — 17.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

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CVEList
CVE-2023-42873: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks↗2024-02-21
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GHSA
GHSA-5476-44cw-r459: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks↗2024-02-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2023-42873: macOS Sonoma 14.1↗2023-10-25
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Apple
CVE-2023-42873: iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1↗2023-10-25
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Apple
CVE-2023-42873: macOS Monterey 12.7.1↗2023-10-25
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Apple
CVE-2023-42873: macOS Ventura 13.6.1↗2023-10-25
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Apple
CVE-2023-42873: iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2↗2023-10-25
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