Apple GarageBand up to 10.4.8 App permissions

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple GarageBand up to 10.4.8. This affects an unknown part of the component App. Performing a manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-42867. 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 critical has been found in Apple GarageBand up to 10.4.8. This affects some unknown processing of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-281. The product does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

This issue was addressed with improved validation of the process entitlement and Team ID. This issue is fixed in GarageBand 10.4.9. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-42867 since 09/14/2023. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/06/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 10.4.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

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

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permissions
CWE: CWE-281 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GarageBand 10.4.9

Timelineinfo

09/14/2023 🔍
12/20/2024 +463 days 🔍
12/20/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/06/2025 +17 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42867 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42867
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-289071

Entryinfo

Created: 12/20/2024 08:05
Updated: 01/06/2025 16:19
Changes: 12/20/2024 08:05 (53), 12/27/2024 21:49 (13), 01/06/2025 16:19 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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