Apple watchOS up to 9.3.1 CoreCapture memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple watchOS up to 9.3.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component CoreCapture. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-28181. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 9.3.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component CoreCapture. 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 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

The weakness was presented 03/27/2023 by Tingting Yin as HT213678 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-28181. 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 to version 9.4 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 memory handling.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-31889). 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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Upgrade: watchOS 9.4

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03/13/2023 🔍
03/27/2023 +13 days 🔍
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03/29/2023 +2 days 🔍
12/02/2025 +979 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213678
Researcher: Tingting Yin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28181 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28181
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-224378
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2023 14:45
Updated: 12/02/2025 11:52
Changes: 03/29/2023 14:45 (18), 03/29/2023 14:46 (1), 03/29/2023 14:49 (27), 04/19/2023 09:09 (1), 12/12/2024 19:39 (26), 12/02/2025 11:52 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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