CVE-2023-42870

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. 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 v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

16 Jan 2024, 23:52

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-416
First Time		Apple Apple macos Apple ipados Apple iphone Os
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.8
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

10 Jan 2024, 22:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-01-10 22:15

Updated : 2024-08-30 20:35

NVD link : CVE-2023-42870

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42870

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42870

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos
ipados
iphone_os

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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