Apple iOS/iPadOS App memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component App. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-42873. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (Smartphone Operating System) (version unknown). This affects an unknown function of the component App. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

The weakness was released 02/21/2024. It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-42873 since 09/14/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/09/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

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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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Timelineinfo

09/14/2023 🔍
02/21/2024 +160 days 🔍
02/21/2024 +0 days 🔍
12/09/2024 +292 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42873 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42873
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-254331
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 02/21/2024 10:12
Updated: 12/09/2024 20:31
Changes: 02/21/2024 10:12 (40), 08/28/2024 23:14 (26), 12/09/2024 20:31 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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