CVE-2023-41968

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to read arbitrary files.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 08:22

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10 - () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10 -
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3 - () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3 -
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6 - () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6 -
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8 - () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8 -
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9 - () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9 -
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

07 Nov 2023, 04:21

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References
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3 -
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9 -
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10 -
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6 -
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8 -

05 Oct 2023, 13:12

Type Values Removed Values Added
References (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5 - (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

03 Oct 2023, 06:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5 -

28 Sep 2023, 15:35

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937 - (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 - (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 - (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936 - (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 - (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 - (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE CWE-59
First Time Apple
Apple iphone Os
Apple tvos
Apple ipados
Apple watchos
Apple macos

27 Sep 2023, 15:19

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-09-27 15:19

Updated : 2024-11-21 08:22


NVD link : CVE-2023-41968

Mitre link : CVE-2023-41968

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-41968


JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

  • iphone_os
  • ipados
  • macos
  • tvos
  • watchos
CWE
CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')