CVE-2023-27934: Buffer Overflow

Published Mar 27, 2023
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Updated

A memory initialization issue was addressed. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.

Other sources

A memory initialization issue was addressed. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution

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. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

Credit

Aleksandar Nikolic(Cisco Talos), Tingting Yin(Tsinghua University), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Adam M., Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), an anonymous researcher, Murray Mike, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Félix Poulin-Bélanger, David Pan Ogea, Xinru Chi(Pangu Lab), Ned Williamson(Google Project Zero), sqrtpwn, Pan ZhenPeng(STAR Labs SG Pte), Zweig(Kunlun Lab), Joshua Jones, Zhuowei Zhang, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(FFRI Security Inc), Koh M. Nakagawa(FFRI Security Inc), (Offensive Security), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Jubaer Alnazi Jabin(TRS Group Of Companies), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), CVE-2023-0433, CVE-2023-0512, Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), Brandon Dalton@@partyD0lphin(Red Canary), Rıza Sabuncu@@rizasabuncu, JeongOhKyea, Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, ABC Research s.r.o., Mohamed Ghannam@@_simo36, Chan Shue Long(Offensive Security), Junoh Lee at Theori, CVE-2022-43551, CVE-2022-43552, Mikko Kenttälä )@@Turmio_(SensorFu), Jubaer Alnazi(TRS Group of Companies), jzhu(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitSMM(Mbition Mercedes), ryuzaki, Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Adam Doupé(ASU SEFCOM), an anonymous researcher(Red Canary), Milan Tenk(F), (F), Arthur Valiev(F), developStorm, Khiem Tran, Masahiro Kawada@@kawakatz(GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae), (Alibaba Group), Xin Huang@@11iaxH, CVE-2023-0049, CVE-2023-0051, CVE-2023-0054, CVE-2023-0288, Gertjan Franken(imec), KU Leuven, hazbinhotel(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), 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)

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
macOS<12.6.4
12.6.4
macOS Ventura<13.3
13.3
macOS<13.3

Event History

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

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 CVE-2023-27934?

CVE-2023-27934 is a memory initialization issue in macOS Ventura 13.3 and macOS Monterey 12.6.4 that has been fixed.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-27934?

CVE-2023-27934 has a severity rating of 8.8 (High).

3

How can CVE-2023-27934 be exploited?

CVE-2023-27934 can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.

4

Which versions of macOS are affected by CVE-2023-27934?

macOS Ventura 13.3 and macOS Monterey 12.6.4 are affected by CVE-2023-27934.

5

How can I fix CVE-2023-27934?

CVE-2023-27934 has been fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3 and macOS Monterey 12.6.4. It is recommended to update to these versions.

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