Apple tvOS memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple tvOS. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-41981. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS (Digital Media Player) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory mitigations.

The weakness was disclosed 09/27/2023. The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-41981 since 09/06/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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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Timelineinfo

09/06/2023 🔍
09/27/2023 +21 days 🔍
09/27/2023 +0 days 🔍
10/16/2023 +19 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-41981 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-41981
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-240377

Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2023 17:51
Updated: 10/16/2023 13:40
Changes: 09/27/2023 17:51 (38), 10/16/2023 13:40 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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