CVE-2023-28182: Use After Free

Published Mar 27, 2023
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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

Zhuowei Zhang, an anonymous researcher, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, 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, 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, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Aleksandar Nikolic(Cisco Talos), 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

16 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.7.5
11.7.5
macOS<12.6.4
12.6.4
macOS Ventura<13.3
13.3
Apple Ipad Os<15.7.4
Apple Ipad Os>=16.0<16.4
iPhone OS<15.7.4
iPhone OS>=16.0<16.4
macOS>=11.0<11.7.5
macOS>=12.0<12.6.4
macOS>=13.0<13.3
Apple iOS and iPadOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS and iPadOS<15.7.4
15.7.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<15.7.4
15.7.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<15.7.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS>=16.0<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
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 severity of CVE-2023-28182?

The severity of CVE-2023-28182 is medium.

2

Which versions of macOS and iOS are affected by CVE-2023-28182?

macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5 are affected by CVE-2023-28182.

3

How can I fix CVE-2023-28182?

To fix CVE-2023-28182, update to macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, or macOS Big Sur 11.7.5.

4

What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) ID of CVE-2023-28182?

The CWE ID of CVE-2023-28182 is CWE-287.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-28182?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-28182 on the following links: - [Apple Support Article 1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213675) - [Apple Support Article 2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213673) - [Apple Support Article 3](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670)

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