CVE-2023-28202: Buffer Overflow

Published May 18, 2023
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Updated

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

Other sources

Accessibility. This issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

Accounts. A permissions issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.

— Apple

AMD. A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

Apple Neural Engine. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. This issue was addressed by forcing hardened runtime on the affected binaries at the system level.

— Apple

Credit

Satish Panduranga, an anonymous researcher, James Duffy (mangoSecure), Kirin@@Pwnrin, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Khiem Tran, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman(SecuRing), (SecuRing), Wojciech Reguła(SecuRing), Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, CVE-2023-22809, Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), Adam M., Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Ignacio Sanmillan@@ulexec, Clément Lecigne(Google's Threat Analysis Group), Donncha Ó Cearbhaill(Amnesty International), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Gerhard Muth, Dimitrios Tatsis(Cisco Talos), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Zitong Wu (吴梓桐)(Zhuhai No), Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitSMM(Mbition Mercedes), Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitsmm(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), hou xuewei vmk msu@@p1ay8y3ar, CertiK SkyFall Team(Pinauten GmbH), Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), 08Tc3wBB(Jamf), Adam Doupé(ASU SEFCOM), Eloi Benoist-Vanderbeken@@elvanderb(Synacktiv), Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), OSS-Fuzz(Google Project Zero), Ned Williamson(Google Project Zero), Jonathan Bar Or(Microsoft), Anurag Bohra(Microsoft), (Microsoft), Michael Pearse(Microsoft), Thijs Alkemade@@xnyhps(Computest Sector 7), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Thijs Alkemade(Computest Sector 7), Jonathan Fritz, Julian Szulc, Holger Fuhrmannek(Deutsche Telekom Security GmbH on behalf of BSI), Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit(FFRI Security Inc), Koh M. Nakagawa(FFRI Security Inc), Kirin@@Pwnrin(Offensive Security), Jeff Johnson (underpassapp.com)(Offensive Security), (Offensive Security), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Sergii Kryvoblotskyi(MacPaw Inc), ABC Research s.r.o., (Google Project Zero), Jiwon Park, Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, Amat Cama(Vigilant Labs)

Affected Software

10 affected componentsFixes available
Apple tvOS<16.5
16.5
Apple WatchOS<9.5
9.5
Apple macOS Ventura<13.4
13.4
Apple iOS<16.5
16.5
Apple iPadOS<16.5
16.5
Apple iPadOS<16.5
Apple iPhone OS<16.5
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.4
Apple tvOS<16.5
Apple WatchOS<9.5

Event History

May 18, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Description
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Jun 23, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2023-28202?

CVE-2023-28202 is a vulnerability that affects System Settings in Apple devices running iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, and macOS Ventura.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-28202?

The severity of CVE-2023-28202 is medium with a severity value of 5.5.

3

How does CVE-2023-28202 impact Apple devices?

CVE-2023-28202 can cause an app firewall setting to not take effect after exiting the Settings app on iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, and macOS Ventura.

4

Which versions of iOS are affected by CVE-2023-28202?

CVE-2023-28202 affects iOS versions up to and excluding 16.5.

5

How can I fix CVE-2023-28202?

To fix CVE-2023-28202, update your Apple device to iOS 16.5 or later, iPadOS 16.5 or later, watchOS 9.5 or later, tvOS 16.5 or later, or macOS Ventura 13.4 or later.

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