PT-2023-8475 · Apple · Macos Monterey+5

James Duffy · Published 2023-07-24 · Updated 2024-01-17 · CVE-2023-42831

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 11.7.9 iOS versions prior to 15.7.8 iPadOS versions prior to 15.7.8 macOS Monterey versions prior to 12.6.8 macOS Ventura versions prior to 13.5

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Security component of the macOS, iOS, and iPadOS operating systems. This could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to user fingerprints. An app may be able to fingerprint the user.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 11.7.9, update to macOS Big Sur 11.7.9 or later. For iOS versions prior to 15.7.8, update to iOS 15.7.8 or later. For iPadOS versions prior to 15.7.8, update to iPadOS 15.7.8 or later. For macOS Monterey versions prior to 12.6.8, update to macOS Monterey 12.6.8 or later. For macOS Ventura versions prior to 13.5, update to macOS Ventura 13.5 or later.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-00952

CVE-2023-42831

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Ios

Ipados

Macos Big Sur

Macos Monterey

Macos Ventura

References · 10

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42831 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42831 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-00952 · Security Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2023072446 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1745211723290984451 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/67790 · Telegram Post