CVE-2023-32425: High severity apple ios, ipados, and watchos vulnerability

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

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

— Apple

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5, watchOS 9.5. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.

Credit

Mohamed Ghannam@@_simo36, Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, Sergii Kryvoblotskyi(MacPaw Inc), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, James Duffy (mangoSecure), Amat Cama(Vigilant Labs), Adam M., Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitSMM(Mbition Mercedes), Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitsmm(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), CertiK SkyFall Team(Pinauten GmbH), 08Tc3wBB(Jamf), Adam Doupé(ASU SEFCOM), Eloi Benoist-Vanderbeken@@elvanderb(Synacktiv), Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), OSS-Fuzz(Google Project Zero), (Google Project Zero), Ned Williamson(Google Project Zero), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Thijs Alkemade(Computest Sector 7), Jonathan Fritz, Jiwon Park, Julian Szulc, 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), 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, 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), Zitong Wu (吴梓桐)(Zhuhai No)

Affected Software

9 affected componentsFixes available
Apple WatchOS<9.5
9.5
Apple Ipad Os<16.5
Apple iPhone OS<16.5
Apple WatchOS<9.5
Apple iOS<16.5
16.5
Apple iPadOS<16.5
16.5
Apple iOS<15.7.6
15.7.6
Apple iPadOS<15.7.6
15.7.6
Apple iPadOS<16.5

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
Affected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Sep 6, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:36 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:36 AM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-32425?

The severity of CVE-2023-32425 is high (7.8).

2

How was CVE-2023-32425 fixed?

CVE-2023-32425 was fixed with improved memory handling in iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5, watchOS 9.5.

3

Which Apple products are affected by CVE-2023-32425?

The affected products include Apple watchOS (up to version 9.5), Apple iOS (up to version 16.5), and Apple iPadOS (up to version 16.5).

4

Can an app gain elevated privileges through CVE-2023-32425?

Yes, an app may be able to gain elevated privileges through CVE-2023-32425.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-32425?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-32425 on the Apple support website.

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