Vulnerability · Published Oct 25, 2023 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2023-40423
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw 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 36% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 16.7 |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – before 14.1 |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – before 13.6 |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 17.1 |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – before 12.7 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213981
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26