CVE-2023-27968: Buffer Overflow
Published Mar 27, 2023
·Updated
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory
Credit
ABC Research s.r.o., Mohamed Ghannam@@_simo36, Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Adam M., Brandon Dalton@@partyD0lphin(Red Canary), Chan Shue Long(Offensive Security), (Offensive Security), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Rıza Sabuncu@@rizasabuncu, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, JeongOhKyea, Tingting Yin(Tsinghua University), Junoh Lee at Theori, CVE-2022-43551, CVE-2022-43552, Aleksandar Nikolic(Cisco Talos), Mikko Kenttälä )@@Turmio_(SensorFu), Joshua Jones, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), an anonymous researcher, Jubaer Alnazi(TRS Group of Companies), jzhu(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitSMM(Mbition Mercedes), ryuzaki, Murray Mike, Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Félix Poulin-Bélanger, David Pan Ogea, Xinru Chi(Pangu Lab), Ned Williamson(Google Project Zero), Adam Doupé(ASU SEFCOM), sqrtpwn, an anonymous researcher(Red Canary), Milan Tenk(F), (F), Arthur Valiev(F), Zweig(Kunlun Lab), Zhuowei Zhang, developStorm, Khiem Tran, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(FFRI Security Inc), Koh M. Nakagawa(FFRI Security Inc), Masahiro Kawada@@kawakatz(GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae), Jubaer Alnazi Jabin(TRS Group Of Companies), (Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), Xin Huang@@11iaxH, CVE-2023-0049, CVE-2023-0051, CVE-2023-0054, CVE-2023-0288, CVE-2023-0433, CVE-2023-0512, 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
2 affected componentsFixes available
macOS Ventura<13.3
13.3
macOS>=13.0<13.3
Event History
Mar 27, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
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
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?
The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2023-27968.
2
What is the severity of CVE-2023-27968?
The severity of CVE-2023-27968 is high, with a CVSS score of 7.1.
3
What is the affected software?
The affected software is macOS Ventura 13.3 and Apple iPadOS versions between 13.0 and 13.3.
4
What is the risk associated with CVE-2023-27968?
The risk associated with CVE-2023-27968 is that an app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.
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How can I fix CVE-2023-27968?
To fix CVE-2023-27968, update to macOS Ventura 13.3 or a higher version provided by Apple.