A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component ImageIO. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The software performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was released 01/23/2023 by Yiğit Can YILMAZ as HT213605 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-23519. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/24/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.

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