PT-2023-8412 · Apple · Ios+2

Ned Williamson · Published 2023-05-18 · Updated 2024-01-17 · CVE-2023-42869

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 13.4 iOS versions prior to 16.5 iPadOS versions prior to 16.5 libxml2 (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to multiple memory corruption problems, including a buffer overflow in the libxml2 library, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. The problem was addressed with improved input validation.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 13.4, update to macOS Ventura 13.4. For iOS versions prior to 16.5, update to iOS 16.5. For iPadOS versions prior to 16.5, update to iPadOS 16.5. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the libxml2 library until a patch is available.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-00685

CVE-2023-42869

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Ios

Ipados

References · 5

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213757 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213758 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42869 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-00685 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42869 · Security Note