Apple macOS up to 13.2.1 CoreCapture memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 13.2.1. This affects an unknown part of the component CoreCapture. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-28181. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 13.2.1 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part 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 disclosed 03/27/2023 by Tingting Yin as HT213670 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 structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/02/2025). 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 13.3 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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VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.3

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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: HT213670
Researcher: Tingting Yin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28181 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28181
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-224402
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2023 15:15
Updated: 12/02/2025 17:01
Changes: 03/29/2023 15:15 (19), 03/29/2023 15:18 (28), 04/19/2023 10:32 (1), 12/12/2024 19:39 (26), 12/02/2025 17:01 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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