Apple iOS/iPadOS prior 17.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple iOS and iPadOS. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-42871. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. 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. CVE summarizes:

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

The weakness was presented 01/11/2024. The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-42871 since 09/14/2023. 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 01/30/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

Upgrading to version 17.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 17.0

Timelineinfo

09/14/2023 🔍
01/11/2024 +119 days 🔍
01/11/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/30/2024 +19 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42871 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42871
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-250388
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 01/11/2024 08:23
Updated: 01/30/2024 09:29
Changes: 01/11/2024 08:23 (40), 01/30/2024 09:29 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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