CVE-2023-32369: Buffer Overflow

Published May 18, 2023
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Updated

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, macOS Monterey 12.6.6, macOS Ventura 13.4. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Other sources

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

— Apple

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

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

— Apple

Credit

Jonathan Bar Or(Microsoft), Anurag Bohra(Microsoft), (Microsoft), Michael Pearse(Microsoft), Adam Doupé(ASU SEFCOM), Eloi Benoist-Vanderbeken@@elvanderb(Synacktiv), Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), OSS-Fuzz(Google Project Zero), Ned Williamson(Google Project Zero), Thijs Alkemade@@xnyhps(Computest Sector 7), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Adam M., Thijs Alkemade(Computest Sector 7), Jonathan Fritz, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), 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), James Duffy (mangoSecure), Kirin@@Pwnrin, Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), an anonymous researcher, Khiem Tran, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman(SecuRing), (SecuRing), Wojciech Reguła(SecuRing), Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, CVE-2023-22809, Satish Panduranga, Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), 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), Dimitrios Tatsis(Cisco Talos), 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), Gerhard Muth, Sergii Kryvoblotskyi(MacPaw Inc), ABC Research s.r.o.

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.7.7
11.7.7
macOS<12.6.6
12.6.6
macOS Ventura<13.4
13.4
macOS>=11.0<11.7.7
macOS>=12.0<12.6.6
macOS>=13.0<13.4

Event History

Jun 23, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Jan 13, 2025
News Published
via BleepingComputer·06:24 PM
News Published
via BleepingComputer·06:25 PM
Jul 28, 2025
News Published
via BleepingComputer·06:03 PM

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-32369.

2

What is the severity level of CVE-2023-32369?

The severity level of CVE-2023-32369 is medium.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2023-32369?

macOS Big Sur 11.0 to 11.7.7, macOS Monterey 12.0 to 12.6.6, and macOS Ventura 13.0 to 13.4 are affected by CVE-2023-32369.

4

How can the vulnerability CVE-2023-32369 be fixed?

The vulnerability CVE-2023-32369 can be fixed by updating to macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, macOS Monterey 12.6.6, or macOS Ventura 13.4.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-32369?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-32369 on the Apple support website: [link].

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