PT-2023-4056 · Apple · Watchos+4

Mohamed Ghannam + 1 · Published 2023-07-24 · Updated 2023-08-03 · CVE-2023-38580

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iOS versions prior to 16.6 iPadOS versions prior to 16.6 macOS Ventura versions prior to 13.5 watchOS versions prior to 9.6

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in memory operations, which may allow an app to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. This can potentially be exploited by an attacker to gain elevated access.

Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 16.6, update to iOS 16.6 or later. For iPadOS versions prior to 16.6, update to iPadOS 16.6 or later. For macOS Ventura versions prior to 13.5, update to macOS Ventura 13.5 or later. For watchOS versions prior to 9.6, update to watchOS 9.6 or later.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-04354

CVE-2023-38580

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Ios

Ipados

Macos Ventura

Watchos

References · 6

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38580 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-04354 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38580 · Vendor Advisory