PT-2023-6038 · Apple · Ios+1

Antonio Zekic + 1 · CVE-2023-40431 · Published 2023-09-26 · Updated 2023-10-12

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 17 iPadOS versions prior to 17

Description The issue is related to improved memory handling and may allow an app to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. It is associated with a buffer overflow in the GPU driver of the operating systems.

Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 17, update to iOS 17 to resolve the issue. For iPadOS versions prior to 17, update to iPadOS 17 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-06739

CVE-2023-40431

Affected Products

Ios

Ipados

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40431 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40431 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-06739 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938 · Note
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1707274013352116308 · Twitter Post
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/71054 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1706770221577683234 · Twitter Post