PT-2023-8476 · Apple · Apple Macos

James Duffy · Published 2023-07-24 · Updated 2025-05-09 · CVE-2023-42829

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 macOS versions prior to 12.6.8 macOS versions prior to 13.5

Description The issue is related to a lack of protection for service data in the OpenSSH package of the macOS operating system. It may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to SSH passphrases. An app may be able to access SSH passphrases due to insufficient restrictions on the observability of app states.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 11.7.9, update to macOS Big Sur 11.7.9 to resolve the issue. For macOS versions prior to 12.6.8, update to macOS Monterey 12.6.8 to resolve the issue. For macOS versions prior to 13.5, update to macOS Ventura 13.5 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-00954

CVE-2023-42829

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42829 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-00954 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42829 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/minacris_/status/1920659411493675180 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/minacris_/status/1920659014490136609 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/j_duffy01/status/1894831426803228680 · Twitter Post