Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 16.4.1 ImageIO out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.4.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component ImageIO. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-32372. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.4.1 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected is an unknown code block of the component ImageIO. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5, watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4. Processing an image may result in disclosure of process memory.

The weakness was published 05/18/2023 by Meysam Firouzi as HT213757 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-32372. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

Processing an image may result in disclosure of process memory

Upgrading to version 16.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-36616). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 16.5

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05/08/2023 🔍
05/18/2023 +10 days 🔍
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05/20/2023 +2 days 🔍
12/31/2025 +956 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213757
Researcher: Meysam Firouzi
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32372 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32372
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229500
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2023 07:46
Updated: 12/31/2025 21:50
Changes: 05/20/2023 07:46 (19), 05/20/2023 07:49 (28), 06/14/2023 20:15 (1), 12/05/2024 23:46 (36), 12/31/2025 21:50 (1)
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