Apple macOS Location information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple macOS. This affects an unknown part of the component Location. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-42922. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (version now known). This affects some unknown processing of the component Location. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.

The weakness was released 12/12/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-42922 since 09/14/2023. 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/14/2023 🔍
12/12/2023 +89 days 🔍
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01/02/2024 +21 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42922 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42922
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-247491
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2023 08:58
Updated: 01/02/2024 09:09
Changes: 12/12/2023 08:58 (40), 01/02/2024 09:09 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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