PT-2023-8686 · Apple · Apple Macos

Ivan Fratric · Published 2023-12-11 · Updated 2024-01-26 · CVE-2023-42881

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 14.2

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the AppleVA component of the macOS operating system, which can lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution when processing a file. This is due to improper memory handling.

Recommendations For versions prior to 14.2, update to macOS Sonoma 14.2 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the processing of potentially malicious files until the update is applied.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-01545

CVE-2023-42881

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42881 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42881 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-01545 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2023121146 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/68274 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/68326 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/68963 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1749599884146020827 · Twitter Post
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036 · Note