CVE-2023-27928: Use After Free

Published Mar 27, 2023
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Updated

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to access information about a user’s contacts.

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A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, watchOS 9.4, tvOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. An app may be able to access information about a user’s contacts

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

— Apple

AMD. A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

AMD. The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.

— Apple

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

— Apple

Credit

Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Aleksandar Nikolic(Cisco Talos), an anonymous researcher, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, ryuzaki, Murray Mike, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Félix Poulin-Bélanger, David Pan Ogea, Xinru Chi(Pangu Lab), Ned Williamson(Google Project Zero), Pan ZhenPeng(STAR Labs SG Pte), Zweig(Kunlun Lab), Joshua Jones, Zhuowei Zhang, Adam M., Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), CVE-2023-0433, CVE-2023-0512, Brandon Dalton@@partyD0lphin(Red Canary), Rıza Sabuncu@@rizasabuncu, JeongOhKyea, Tingting Yin(Tsinghua University), Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic, John Aakerblom@@jaakerblom, Jubaer Alnazi(TRS Group of Companies), Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitSMM(Mbition Mercedes), jzhu(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Zechao Cai@@Zech4o(Zhejiang University), Adam Doupé(ASU SEFCOM), sqrtpwn, an anonymous researcher(Red Canary), Milan Tenk(F), (F), Arthur Valiev(F), Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology Bhopal), developStorm, Anton Spivak, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Jubaer Alnazi Jabin(TRS Group Of Companies), (Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Xin Huang@@11iaxH, Gertjan Franken(imec), KU Leuven, hazbinhotel(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Hyeon Park@@tree_segment(Team ApplePIE), Georgy Kucherin@@kucher1n(Kaspersky), Leonid Bezvershenko@@bzvr_(Kaspersky), Boris Larin@@oct0xor(Kaspersky), (Kaspersky), Valentin Pashkov(Kaspersky), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(SSD Labs), crixer@@pwning_me(SSD Labs), Itay Iellin(General Motors Product Cyber Security), Etienne Charron(Renault), Khadim Dieng(Renault), Jianjun Dai(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), Guang Gong(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), Mohamed GHANNAM, Mohamed Ghannam@@_simo36, Mikko Kenttälä )@@Turmio_(SensorFu), Khiem Tran, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(FFRI Security Inc), Koh M. Nakagawa(FFRI Security Inc), (Offensive Security), Masahiro Kawada@@kawakatz(GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae), CVE-2023-0049, CVE-2023-0051, CVE-2023-0054, CVE-2023-0288, ABC Research s.r.o., Chan Shue Long(Offensive Security), Junoh Lee at Theori, CVE-2022-43551, CVE-2022-43552

Affected Software

16 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.7.5
11.7.5
Apple tvOS<16.4
16.4
Apple WatchOS<9.4
9.4
Apple macOS Ventura<13.3
13.3
Apple iOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iPadOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS<15.7.4
15.7.4
Apple iPadOS<15.7.4
15.7.4
Apple iPadOS<15.7.4
Apple iPadOS>=16.0<16.4
Apple iPhone OS<15.7.4
Apple iPhone OS>=16.0<16.4
Apple macOS<11.7.5
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.3
Apple tvOS<16.4
Apple WatchOS<9.4

Event History

Mar 27, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Description
May 8, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
08:15 PM
Description

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2023-27928?

CVE-2023-27928 is a privacy issue that allows an app to access information about a user's contacts in certain versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-27928?

The severity of CVE-2023-27928 is low, with a severity score of 3.3.

3

How can I fix CVE-2023-27928?

To fix CVE-2023-27928, update your device to the latest version of macOS Ventura, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, or tvOS as specified by Apple.

4

Which versions of iOS are affected by CVE-2023-27928?

CVE-2023-27928 affects iOS versions up to and including 15.7.4, as well as versions between 16.0 and 16.4.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-27928?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-27928 on the Apple support website at the following links: [Link 1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213674), [Link 2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213675), [Link 3](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213673).

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