CVE-2023-28181: Input Validation

Published Mar 27, 2023
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Updated

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

Credit

Tingting Yin(Tsinghua University), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Aleksandar Nikolic(Cisco Talos), 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, Jubaer Alnazi(TRS Group of Companies), ryuzaki, 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, ABC Research s.r.o., Chan Shue Long(Offensive Security), Junoh Lee at Theori, CVE-2022-43551, CVE-2022-43552, Mikko Kenttälä )@@Turmio_(SensorFu), Khiem Tran, Masahiro Kawada@@kawakatz(GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae), CVE-2023-0049, CVE-2023-0051, CVE-2023-0054, CVE-2023-0288

Affected Software

15 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.7.7
11.7.7
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 Ipad Os<16.4
Apple iPhone OS<16.4
Apple macOS<13.3
Apple tvOS<16.4
Apple WatchOS<9.4
Apple iOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iPadOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS<15.7.6
15.7.6
Apple iPadOS<15.7.6
15.7.6
Apple iPadOS<16.4

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
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-28181.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-28181?

The severity of CVE-2023-28181 is high with a severity value of 7.8.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2023-28181?

The affected software versions are iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, tvOS 16.4, and watchOS 9.4.

4

How was CVE-2023-28181 fixed?

CVE-2023-28181 was fixed with improved memory handling in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, tvOS 16.4, and watchOS 9.4.

5

How can I find more information about CVE-2023-28181?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-28181 on the Apple support website.

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