VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-42886
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.30%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.30% probability · 23th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- apple/macos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9Mailing List
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9Mailing List
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214037
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214038
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.