Apple tvOS up to 16.4.1 SQLite log file

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple tvOS up to 16.4.1 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component SQLite. The manipulation leads to log file. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-32422. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple tvOS up to 16.4.1 (Digital Media Player). This issue affects an unknown part of the component SQLite. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a log file vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-532. Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 05/18/2023 by Gergely Kalman as HT213761 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-32422. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to access data from other apps by enabling additional SQLite logging

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:

This issue was addressed by adding additional SQLite logging restrictions.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-36666). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Digital Media Player

Vendor

Apple

Name

tvOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Log file
CWE: CWE-532 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 16.5

Timelineinfo

05/08/2023 🔍
05/18/2023 +10 days 🔍
05/18/2023 +0 days 🔍
05/20/2023 +2 days 🔍
01/03/2026 +958 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213761
Researcher: Gergely Kalman
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32422 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32422
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229547
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2023 08:19
Updated: 01/03/2026 00:40
Changes: 05/20/2023 08:19 (15), 05/20/2023 08:20 (3), 05/20/2023 08:23 (28), 06/15/2023 08:44 (1), 01/03/2026 00:40 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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