Vulnerability · Published Mar 28, 2024 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2023-42974
High 7.0
In plain English
A high-severity race condition 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 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.2. 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 17.2 |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 16.7 |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – before 13.6 |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – before 12.7 |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – before 14.2 |
Weakness: CWE-362 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214034
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214038
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214037
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036