CVE-2023-1801: Input Validation

Published Apr 7, 2023
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Updated

Accounts. A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

Other sources

AMD. A race condition was addressed with improved state handling.

— Apple

Apple Neural Engine. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

— Apple

AppSandbox. A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

— Apple

Assets. This issue was addressed with improved data protection.

— Apple

Credit

CVE-2023-1801, pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Ant Security Light), Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Erhad Husovic, Sei K., CVE-2023-28319, CVE-2023-28320, CVE-2023-28321, CVE-2023-28322, Kirin@@Pwnrin(SecuRing), (SecuRing), Bool(YunShangHuaAn), found by OSS-Fuzz, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Zweig(Kunlun Lab), 香农的三蹦子(Pangu Lab), an anonymous researcher, Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng@@peternguyen14(STAR Labs SG Pte), Certik Skyfall Team, Kaitao Xie(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Valentin Pashkov(Kaspersky), Mikhail Vinogradov(Kaspersky), Georgy Kucherin@@kucher1n(Kaspersky), Leonid Bezvershenko@@bzvr_(Kaspersky), (Kaspersky), Boris Larin@@oct0xor(Kaspersky), Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Noah Roskin-Frazee, Taavi Eomäe(Zone Media O), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), (Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2023-1916, Jonathan Bar Or(Microsoft), Emanuele Cozzi(Microsoft), (Microsoft), Michael Pearse(Microsoft), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Sandipan Roy, James Duffy (mangoSecure), Michael Cowell, David Hoyt(Hoyt LLC), Wenchao Li(Hangzhou Orange Shield Information Technology Co), Xiaolong Bai(Hangzhou Orange Shield Information Technology Co), Ltd., Matthew Loewen, CVE-2023-2426, CVE-2023-2609, CVE-2023-2610, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Pr, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Yishu Wang, Adam M., Johan Carlsson (joaxcar), Narendra Bhati (twitter.com/imnarendrabhati)(Suma Soft Pvt), Pune - India, Hritvik Taneja, Jason Kim, Jie Jeff Xu, Stephan van Schaik, Daniel Genkin, Yuval Yarom, Pune - India(TU Wien), Valentino Dalla Valle(TU Wien), Pedro Bernardo(TU Wien), Marco Squarcina(TU Wien), (TU Wien), Lorenzo Veronese(TU Wien), Yuhao Hu, Jiming Wang, Jikai Ren, Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Francisco Alonso@@revskills, Junsung Lee, Apple, 이준성(Junsung Lee)(Cross Republic), YeongHyeon Choi@@hyeon101010, ABC Research s.r.o.

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.7.9
11.7.9
Apple macOS Monterey<12.6.8
12.6.8
tcpdump tcpdump=4.99.3
apple macOS Ventura<13.5
13.5

Remediation

Information

If using tcpdump 4.99.3, upgrade to 4.99.4.

Patch Available

https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/03c037bbd75588beba3ee09f26d17783d21e30bc

Patch Available

https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/7578e1c04ee280dda50c4c2813e7d55f539c6501

Event History

Apr 7, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:40 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:40 PM
RemedyDescriptionWeakness
Jul 24, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-1801?

The severity of CVE-2023-1801 is medium with a severity value of 6.5.

2

How does CVE-2023-1801 affect tcpdump?

CVE-2023-1801 affects tcpdump version 4.99.3.

3

What is the impact of CVE-2023-1801?

CVE-2023-1801 can result in an out-of-bounds write when decoding a crafted network packet.

4

How can I fix CVE-2023-1801 in tcpdump?

To fix CVE-2023-1801, it is recommended to update tcpdump to a version that includes the necessary fixes.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-1801?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-1801 on the official GitHub page and the Fedora project mailing list.

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