Apple iOS/iPadOS App memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component App Handler. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-40446. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known). Affected is some unknown processing of the component App Handler. 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 Monterey 12.7.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. Processing maliciously crafted input may lead to arbitrary code execution in user-installed apps.

The weakness was presented 12/12/2023. The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-40446 since 08/14/2023. 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 10/10/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/14/2023 🔍
12/12/2023 +120 days 🔍
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10/10/2024 +302 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-40446 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-40446
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-247428
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2023 08:20
Updated: 10/10/2024 00:48
Changes: 12/12/2023 08:20 (40), 01/01/2024 15:17 (11), 10/10/2024 00:48 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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