Vulnerability · Published Sep 26, 2023 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2023-41071
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 31% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 69.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, macOS Ventura 13.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213931
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213937
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213936