PT-2023-8423 · Apple · Core Image+3

Wojciech Regula · Published 2023-09-26 · Updated 2024-01-17 · CVE-2023-40438

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 14 iOS versions prior to 16.7 iPadOS versions prior to 16.7

Description The issue is related to the handling of temporary files, which may allow an app to access edited photos saved to a temporary directory. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data. The problem is associated with a lack of protection for service data in the Core Image component of the operating systems.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 14, update to macOS Sonoma 14 to resolve the issue. For iOS versions prior to 16.7, update to iOS 16.7 to resolve the issue. For iPadOS versions prior to 16.7, update to iPadOS 16.7 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-379

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-00696

CVE-2023-40438

Affected Products

Core Image

Apple Macos

Ios

Ipados

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40438 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40438 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-00696 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/67641 · Telegram Post
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213927 · Note