PT-2023-8413 · Apple · Apple Macos+2

Zweig · Published 2023-09-26 · Updated 2024-08-30 · CVE-2023-42870

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 macOS versions prior to 14 iOS versions prior to 17 iPadOS versions prior to 17

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free problem, which is associated with the improper use of memory after it has been freed. This can potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. The issue has been addressed with improved memory management.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 14, update to macOS Sonoma 14 to resolve the issue. 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

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-00686

CVE-2023-42870

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Ios

Ipados

References · 9

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-00686 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42870 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42870 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/67643 · Telegram Post
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1745211725442658586 · Twitter Post