Apple macOS Intel Graphics Driver memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Intel Graphics Driver. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-23507. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (affected version not known). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Intel Graphics Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.3, macOS Ventura 13.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

The weakness was disclosed 01/23/2023 as HT213605 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-23507. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

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

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-27607). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/12/2023 🔍
01/23/2023 +11 days 🔍
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01/24/2023 +1 days 🔍
10/11/2025 +991 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213605
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-23507 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-23507
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-219242
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 01/24/2023 11:16
Updated: 10/11/2025 18:34
Changes: 01/24/2023 11:16 (8), 01/24/2023 11:17 (7), 01/24/2023 11:20 (29), 02/19/2023 08:34 (1), 03/12/2025 02:23 (26), 10/11/2025 18:34 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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