Apple macOS up to 12.6/13.5/14.1 use after free

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A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 12.6/13.5/14.1. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.2, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-42892 since 09/14/2023. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 12.7, 13.6 or 14.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 12.7/13.6/14.2

Timelineinfo

09/14/2023 🔍
03/28/2024 +196 days 🔍
03/28/2024 +0 days 🔍
08/22/2024 +146 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42892 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42892
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-258531
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2024 05:00 PM
Updated: 08/22/2024 01:54 AM
Changes: 03/28/2024 05:00 PM (54), 05/07/2024 10:34 AM (11), 08/22/2024 01:54 AM (13)
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