PT-2023-4696 · Apple · Apple Macos

Jzhu · Published 2023-03-27 · Updated 2023-08-22 · CVE-2023-27939

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 13.3

Description An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation. Processing an image may result in disclosure of process memory. This issue may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information.

Recommendations For versions prior to 13.3, update to macOS Ventura 13.3 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the processing of images from untrusted sources until the update is applied.

Fix

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-05120

CVE-2023-27939

ZDI-23-1159

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 9

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-05120 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27939 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-27939 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1159 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/56482 · Telegram Post
• https://rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/apple-osx-imageio-cve-2023-27939 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1691226939015802882 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1691248294687592448 · Twitter Post