Apple tvOS Temporary Directory access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple tvOS and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Temporary Directory Handler. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-42949. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple tvOS (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Temporary Directory Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

This issue was addressed with improved data protection. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, watchOS 10, tvOS 17. An app may be able to access edited photos saved to a temporary directory.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-42949 since 09/14/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/14/2023 🔍
07/29/2024 +319 days 🔍
07/29/2024 +0 days 🔍
08/13/2024 +14 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42949 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42949
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-272821

Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2024 23:05
Updated: 08/13/2024 00:47
Changes: 07/29/2024 23:05 (54), 07/31/2024 01:43 (2), 08/13/2024 00:47 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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