Vulnerability · Published Jan 10, 2024 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2023-42869
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds write 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 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. Multiple issues in libxml2.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – before 13.4 |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 16.5 |
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H