CVE-2023-27942: Use After Free
Published Mar 27, 2023
·Updated
Accessibility. A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.
Other sources
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
Apple Neural Engine. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
— Apple
Credit
Mickey Jin@@patch1t, 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), Adam M., Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), CVE-2023-0433, CVE-2023-0512, Aleksandar Nikolic(Cisco Talos), Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), ryuzaki, 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), 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, (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, Khiem Tran, Masahiro Kawada@@kawakatz(GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae), CVE-2023-0049, CVE-2023-0051, CVE-2023-0054, CVE-2023-0288, Mikko Kenttälä )@@Turmio_(SensorFu), ABC Research s.r.o., Chan Shue Long(Offensive Security), Junoh Lee at Theori, CVE-2022-43551, CVE-2022-43552
Affected Software
13 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 Monterey<12.6.4
12.6.4
Apple macOS Ventura<13.3
13.3
Apple iOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iPadOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iPadOS<16.4
Apple iPhone OS<16.4
Apple macOS<12.6.4
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
Parent advisories
This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.
Peer vulnerabilities
Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.
- CVE-2023-23540
- CVE-2022-26702
- CVE-2023-23527
- CVE-2023-27951
- CVE-2023-27961
- CVE-2023-23534
- CVE-2023-27955
- CVE-2023-27936
- CVE-2023-40398
- CVE-2023-27935
- CVE-2023-27953
- CVE-2023-27958
- CVE-2023-23537
- CVE-2023-32366
- CVE-2023-27937
- CVE-2023-27928
- CVE-2023-27946
- CVE-2023-23535
- CVE-2023-32378
- CVE-2023-27941
- CVE-2023-28199
- CVE-2023-23536
- CVE-2023-23514
- CVE-2023-28200
- CVE-2023-28185
- CVE-2023-23525
- CVE-2023-41075
- CVE-2023-28189
- CVE-2023-28197
- CVE-2023-28182
- CVE-2023-27962
- CVE-2023-27942
- CVE-2023-23542
- CVE-2023-28192
- CVE-2023-0433
- CVE-2023-0512
- CVE-2023-27944
- CVE-2023-23528
- CVE-2023-28181
- CVE-2023-27956
- CVE-2023-27929
- CVE-2023-42862
- CVE-2023-42865
- CVE-2023-27969
- CVE-2023-27933
- CVE-2023-28178
- CVE-2023-27963
- CVE-2023-27931
- CVE-2023-27932
- CVE-2023-27954
- CVE-2023-28201
- CVE-2023-23543
- CVE-2023-28195
- CVE-2023-32424
- CVE-2023-27934
- CVE-2023-27949
- CVE-2023-23538
- CVE-2023-23533
- CVE-2023-32436
- CVE-2023-27968
- CVE-2023-28209
- CVE-2023-28210
- CVE-2023-28211
- CVE-2023-28212
- CVE-2023-28213
- CVE-2023-28214
- CVE-2023-28215
- CVE-2023-32356
- CVE-2023-23532
- CVE-2023-28179
- CVE-2023-42830
- CVE-2023-32426
- CVE-2022-43551
- CVE-2022-43552
- CVE-2023-28180
- CVE-2023-40433
- CVE-2023-28190
- CVE-2023-23526
- CVE-2023-27939
- CVE-2023-27947
- CVE-2023-27948
- CVE-2023-27957
- CVE-2023-28187
- CVE-2023-27943
- CVE-2023-40383
- CVE-2023-27950
- CVE-2023-23523
- CVE-2023-32362
- CVE-2023-27952
- CVE-2023-27966
- CVE-2023-28188
- CVE-2023-0049
- CVE-2023-0051
- CVE-2023-0054
- CVE-2023-0288
- CVE-2023-32370
- CVE-2023-28198
- CVE-2023-32435
- CVE-2014-1745
- CVE-2023-32358
- CVE-2023-28207
- CVE-2023-23541
- CVE-2023-27959
- CVE-2023-27970
- CVE-2023-23494
- CVE-2022-46724
- CVE-2023-28194
- CVE-2022-46725
- CVE-2022-46705
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2023-27942?
The severity of CVE-2023-27942 is medium with a severity value of 5.5.
2
How was CVE-2023-27942 addressed?
CVE-2023-27942 was addressed with improved checks.
3
Which software versions are fixed for CVE-2023-27942?
CVE-2023-27942 is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, tvOS 16.4, and watchOS 9.4.
4
What can an app potentially access due to CVE-2023-27942?
An app may be able to access user-sensitive data due to CVE-2023-27942.
5
Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-27942?
You can find more information about CVE-2023-27942 on the official Apple support page [here](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213674).