CVE-2023-27932: Buffer Overflow

Published Mar 27, 2023
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Updated

[Unknown description]

Other sources

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

Apple Neural Engine. An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

Credit

an anonymous researcher, Adam M., Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Jubaer Alnazi(TRS Group of Companies), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), ryuzaki, Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitSMM(Mbition Mercedes), jzhu(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Pan ZhenPeng(STAR Labs SG Pte), Zechao Cai@@Zech4o(Zhejiang University), Adam Doupé(ASU SEFCOM), sqrtpwn, Félix Poulin-Bélanger, David Pan Ogea, an anonymous researcher(Red Canary), Brandon Dalton@@partyD0lphin(Red Canary), Milan Tenk(F), (F), Arthur Valiev(F), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Zweig(Kunlun Lab), Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology Bhopal), Zhuowei Zhang, 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), Tingting Yin(Tsinghua University), Itay Iellin(General Motors Product Cyber Security), Etienne Charron(Renault), Khadim Dieng(Renault), JeongOhKyea, Jianjun Dai(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), Guang Gong(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, Mohamed GHANNAM, Mohamed Ghannam@@_simo36, Rıza Sabuncu@@rizasabuncu, Aleksandar Nikolic(Cisco Talos), Mikko Kenttälä )@@Turmio_(SensorFu), Joshua Jones, Murray Mike, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Xinru Chi(Pangu Lab), Ned Williamson(Google Project Zero), Khiem Tran, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(FFRI Security Inc), Koh M. Nakagawa(FFRI Security Inc), (Offensive Security), Masahiro Kawada@@kawakatz(GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae), Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), CVE-2023-0049, CVE-2023-0051, CVE-2023-0054, CVE-2023-0288, CVE-2023-0433, CVE-2023-0512, ABC Research s.r.o., Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), Chan Shue Long(Offensive Security), Junoh Lee at Theori, CVE-2022-43551, CVE-2022-43552

Affected Software

22 affected componentsFixes available
ubuntu/webkit2gtk<2.38.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
2.38.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
ubuntu/webkit2gtk<2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
ubuntu/webkit2gtk<2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.10.1
2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.10.1
ubuntu/webkit2gtk<2.40.1-0ubuntu0.23.04.1
2.40.1-0ubuntu0.23.04.1
debian/webkit2gtk<=2.36.4-1~deb10u1
2.38.6-0+deb10u12.40.5-1~deb11u12.42.1-1~deb11u22.40.5-1~deb12u12.42.1-1~deb12u12.42.1-2
debian/wpewebkit
2.38.6-1~deb11u12.38.6-12.42.1-1
redhat/webkitgtk<2.38.6
2.38.6
redhat/webkitgtk<2.40.1
2.40.1
Apple tvOS<16.4
16.4
Apple WatchOS<9.4
9.4
Apple macOS Ventura<13.3
13.3
Apple Safari<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iPadOS<16.4
16.4
Apple Safari<16.4
Apple iPadOS<16.4
Apple iPhone OS<16.4
Apple macOS<13.3
Apple tvOS<16.4
Apple WatchOS<9.4
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Apple Safari<16.4

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
Apr 24, 2023
CVE Published
12:00 AM
May 8, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
08:15 PM
Description
Sep 1, 2023
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·06:32 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-27932?

The severity of CVE-2023-27932 is medium, with a severity value of 5.5.

2

How was CVE-2023-27932 fixed?

CVE-2023-27932 was fixed with improved state management in macOS Ventura 13.3, Safari 16.4, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, tvOS 16.4, and watchOS 9.4.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2023-27932?

The following software versions are affected by CVE-2023-27932: macOS Ventura up to version 13.3, Safari up to version 16.4, iOS up to version 16.4, iPadOS up to version 16.4, tvOS up to version 16.4, and watchOS up to version 9.4.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2023-27932?

The impact of CVE-2023-27932 is that processing maliciously crafted web content may bypass the Same Origin Policy.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-27932?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-27932 on the following references: [link1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213674), [link2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670), [link3](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213671).

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