Apple iOS/iPadOS Caches sandbox

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Caches Handler. Performing a manipulation results in sandbox. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-42969. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (version unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Caches Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sandbox vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-265. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An app may be able to break out of its sandbox. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, macOS Sonoma 14, macOS Ventura 13.6, macOS Monterey 12.7. The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-42969 since 09/14/2023. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/11/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1611 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sandbox
CWE: CWE-265 / CWE-264
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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 🔍
04/11/2025 +575 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42969 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42969
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-304521
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2025 17:16
Changes: 04/11/2025 17:16 (55)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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