CVE-2023-32402: Input Validation

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

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, Safari 16.5, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. Processing web content may disclose sensitive information.

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

— Apple

Credit

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), 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), 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

12 affected componentsFixes available
Apple tvOS<16.5
16.5
Apple WatchOS<9.5
9.5
Apple macOS Ventura<13.4
13.4
Apple Safari<16.5
16.5
Apple iOS<16.5
16.5
Apple iPadOS<16.5
16.5
Apple Safari<16.5
Apple iPadOS>=16.0<16.5
Apple iPhone OS>=16.0<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

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2023-32402.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-32402?

The severity of CVE-2023-32402 is medium with a severity value of 6.5.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2023-32402?

CVE-2023-32402 affects Safari 16.5, iOS 16.5, iPadOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, watchOS 9.5, and tvOS 16.5.

4

How was CVE-2023-32402 fixed?

CVE-2023-32402 was fixed with improved input validation in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, Safari 16.5, iOS 16.5, and iPadOS 16.5.

5

Is there any sensitive information disclosure associated with CVE-2023-32402?

Yes, processing web content affected by CVE-2023-32402 may disclose sensitive information.

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