VDB-258552 · CVE-2023-42974 · GCVE-0-2023-42974

Apple iOS/iPadOS App race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS. This affects an unknown function of the component App Handler. The manipulation results in race condition. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-42974. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (version unknown). Affected is an unknown function of the component App Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-42974 since 09/14/2023. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/10/2024).

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Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

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

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

NVD Base Score: 7.0
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

09/14/2023 🔍
03/28/2024 +196 days 🔍
03/28/2024 +0 days 🔍
12/10/2024 +257 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42974 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42974
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-258552
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2024 17:04
Updated: 12/10/2024 01:57
Changes: 03/28/2024 17:04 (53), 08/28/2024 00:59 (12), 12/10/2024 01:57 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103