CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 13.2.0 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was released 02/13/2023 by Xinru Chi as HT213633 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-23514. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/15/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:
An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Upgrading to version 13.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6
VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍
CVSSv2
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍
Upgrade: macOS 13.2.1
Timeline
01/12/2023 🔍02/13/2023 🔍
02/13/2023 🔍
02/14/2023 🔍
03/15/2023 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT213633
Researcher: Xinru Chi
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2023-23514 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
Entry
Created: 02/14/2023 16:23Updated: 03/15/2023 07:31
Changes: 02/14/2023 16:23 (8), 02/14/2023 16:24 (11), 02/14/2023 16:27 (28), 03/15/2023 07:25 (2), 03/15/2023 07:31 (10)
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