VDB-240378 · CVE-2023-41981 · GCVE-0-2023-41981

Apple macOS memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple macOS. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-41981. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (unknown version). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 presented 09/27/2023. The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-41981 since 09/06/2023. 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 10/16/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 4.4
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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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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-100-240378
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2023 17:51
Updated: 10/16/2023 13:46
Changes: 09/27/2023 17:51 (39), 10/16/2023 13:46 (11)
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