Apple iOS/iPadOS Sandbox memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS. Affected is an unknown function of the component Sandbox. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-23531. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Sandbox. 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 memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code out of its sandbox or with certain elevated privileges.

The weakness was shared 02/28/2023. The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-23531 since 01/12/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 10/12/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-27631). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/12/2023 🔍
02/28/2023 +47 days 🔍
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10/12/2025 +957 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-23531 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-23531
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-221924
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 02/28/2023 08:17
Updated: 10/12/2025 20:00
Changes: 02/28/2023 08:17 (40), 03/26/2023 08:13 (11), 10/12/2025 20:00 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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