Vulnerability · Published Dec 12, 2023 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2023-42886
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. A user may be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/10
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/11
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214038
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214037
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036