Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 16.4.1 Metal state issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.4.1. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Metal. Such manipulation leads to state issue. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-32407. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.4.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Metal. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a state issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-371. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, macOS Monterey 12.6.6, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

The weakness was presented 05/18/2023 by Gergely Kalman as HT213757 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-32407. 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 01/02/2026). 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 bypass Privacy preferences

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:

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-36651). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Class: State issue
CWE: CWE-371
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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: 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 🔍
01/02/2026 +958 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213757
Researcher: Gergely Kalman
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32407 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32407
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229508
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2023 07:49
Updated: 01/02/2026 10:48
Changes: 05/20/2023 07:49 (19), 05/20/2023 07:52 (28), 06/14/2023 21:18 (1), 12/05/2024 20:30 (27), 01/02/2026 10:48 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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