CVE-2023-40403: Buffer Overflow
Published Sep 18, 2023
·Updated
Accessibility. This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
Other sources
Airport. A permissions issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
— Apple
AMD. A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
— Apple
AMD. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
— Apple
App Store. The issue was addressed with improved handling of protocols.
— Apple
Apple Neural Engine. A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
— Apple
Credit
Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(PK Security), Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), Bill Marczak(The Citizen Lab at The University of Toronto's Munk School), Maddie Stone(Google's Threat Analysis Group), Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Adam M.(SecuRing), (SecuRing), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Certik Skyfall Team, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Kirin@@Pwnrin, James Hutchins, pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Ant Security Light), Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Tim Michaud@@TimGMichaud(Moveworks), Chris Ross (Zoom), Liang Wei(PixiePoint Security), JeongOhKyea(Theori), 이준성(Junsung Lee)(Cross Republic), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), zer0k, Adam M., Noah Roskin-Frazee, Professor Jason Lau (ZeroClicks.ai Lab), Will Brattain at Trail(Bits), Kirin@@Pwnrin(NorthSea), Michael (Biscuit) Thomas, 张师傅(@京东蓝军), Sei K., Adam M.(BreakPoint Security Research), (BreakPoint Security Research), Ron Masas(BreakPoint Security Research), serkan Gurbuz, Adriatik Raci(Sentry Cybersecurity), Narendra Bhati (twitter.com/imnarendrabhati)(Suma Soft Pvt), Pune (India), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)(Offensive Security), Joshua Jewett@@JoshJewett33(Offensive Security), (Offensive Security), Francisco Alonso@@revskills(PK Security), (PK Security), Francisco Alonso@@revskills, Jie Ding@@Lime(HKUS3 Lab), Dong Jun Kim@@smlijun(AbyssLab), Jong Seong Kim@@nevul37(AbyssLab), zhunki, 이준성(Junsung Lee), Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic(Dataflow Security), w0wbox, Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi, Zhice Yang (ShanghaiTech University), Ron Masas(Imperva), Mikko Kenttälä )@@Turmio_(SensorFu), Certik Skyfall Team(Ant Security Light), Zweig(Kunlun Lab), Félix Poulin-Bélanger, Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, weize she, an anonymous researcher, Berke Kırbaş, Harsh Jaiswal, Tomi Tokics@@tomitokics(iTomsn0w), Kenneth Chew, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology Bhopal), Brian McNulty(Offensive Security), Claire Houston, Anonymous, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Murray Mike, (Ant Security Light), Ferdous Saljooki@@malwarezoo(Jamf Software), Meng Zhang (鲸落)(NorthSea), Brian McNulty(Texts), (Texts), Kishan Bagaria(Texts), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), baba yaga, Serkan Erayabakan(George Mason University), David Kotval(George Mason University), Akincibor(George Mason University), Sina Ahmadi(George Mason University), Billy Tabrizi, Kirin@@Pwnrin(SecuRing), Luan Herrera@@lbherrera_, Noah Roskin-Frazee (ZeroClicks.ai Lab), James Duffy (mangoSecure), Ron Masas(BreakPoint), Thijs Alkemade@@xnyhps(Computest Sector 7), Andrew Haggard, (AbyssLab), An anonymous researcher(MacEnhance), Jeremy Legendre(MacEnhance), Felix Kratz, Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h, Noah Roskin-Frazee(Offensive Security), Pr(Offensive Security), Yishu Wang, Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, Halle Winkler, Politepix@@hallewinkler, ABC Research s.r.o.
Affected Software
15 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Sonoma<14
14
Apple tvOS<17
17
Apple WatchOS<10
10
Apple macOS Monterey<12.7
12.7
Apple macOS Ventura<13.6
13.6
Apple iOS<17
17
Apple iPadOS<17
17
Apple iOS<16.7
16.7
Apple iPadOS<16.7
16.7
Apple iPadOS<16.7
Apple iPhone OS<16.7
Apple macOS>=12.0.0<12.7
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.6
Apple tvOS<17.0
Apple WatchOS<10.0
Event History
Sep 18, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Description
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
Sep 21, 2023
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Sep 26, 2023
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:14 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:14 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Sep 27, 2023
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:19 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Mar 4, 2025
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·12:02 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Parent advisories
This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.
Peer vulnerabilities
Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.
- CVE-2023-40384
- CVE-2023-32377
- CVE-2023-38615
- CVE-2023-40448
- CVE-2023-40432
- CVE-2023-42871
- CVE-2023-40399
- CVE-2023-40410
- CVE-2023-42872
- CVE-2023-42929
- CVE-2023-42925
- CVE-2023-38612
- CVE-2023-32361
- CVE-2023-35984
- CVE-2023-40402
- CVE-2023-40426
- CVE-2023-42876
- CVE-2023-41065
- CVE-2023-29497
- CVE-2023-38596
- CVE-2023-42943
- CVE-2023-40406
- CVE-2023-40420
- CVE-2023-40528
- CVE-2023-40438
- CVE-2023-41994
- CVE-2023-40407
- CVE-2023-32396
- CVE-2023-42933
- CVE-2023-41980
- CVE-2023-40411
- CVE-2023-40395
- CVE-2023-40391
- CVE-2023-40441
- CVE-2023-42959
- CVE-2023-23495
- CVE-2023-40434
- CVE-2023-38586
- CVE-2023-40436
- CVE-2023-40396
- CVE-2023-41995
- CVE-2023-42870
- CVE-2023-41981
- CVE-2023-41984
- CVE-2023-40429
- CVE-2023-41060
- CVE-2023-41067
- CVE-2023-40400
- CVE-2023-40454
- CVE-2023-41073
- CVE-2023-40403
- CVE-2023-40427
- CVE-2023-42957
- CVE-2023-32421
- CVE-2023-42826
- CVE-2023-42918
- CVE-2023-41986
- CVE-2023-40455
- CVE-2023-40386
- CVE-2023-38408
- CVE-2023-40401
- CVE-2023-40393
- CVE-2023-42949
- CVE-2023-42934
- CVE-2023-37448
- CVE-2023-38607
- CVE-2023-41987
- CVE-2023-41063
- CVE-2023-40422
- CVE-2023-39233
- CVE-2023-40388
- CVE-2023-35990
- CVE-2023-40417
- CVE-2023-40452
- CVE-2023-40430
- CVE-2023-41996
- CVE-2023-41078
- CVE-2023-41070
- CVE-2023-40541
- CVE-2023-41079
- CVE-2023-40443
- CVE-2023-41968
- CVE-2023-40450
- CVE-2023-42948
- CVE-2023-40424
- CVE-2023-39434
- CVE-2023-40414
- CVE-2023-41074
- CVE-2023-35074
- CVE-2023-41993
- CVE-2023-32359
- CVE-2023-40385
- CVE-2023-42833
- CVE-2023-38610
- CVE-2023-41066
- CVE-2023-41979
- CVE-2023-41174
- CVE-2023-40409
- CVE-2023-40412
- CVE-2023-41071
- CVE-2023-41068
- CVE-2023-40456
- CVE-2023-40520
- CVE-2023-40419
- CVE-2023-40418
- CVE-2023-41232
- CVE-2023-41992
- CVE-2023-41991
- CVE-2023-40529
- CVE-2023-41069
- CVE-2023-40431
- CVE-2023-41974
- CVE-2023-40428
- CVE-2023-42875
- CVE-2023-42970
- CVE-2023-42969
- CVE-2023-42961
- CVE-2023-42977
- CVE-2023-42973
- CVE-2023-38614
- CVE-2023-41077
- CVE-2023-42981
- CVE-2023-42982
- CVE-2023-42983
- CVE-2023-40425
- CVE-2023-41076
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?
The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2023-40403.
2
What software is affected by this vulnerability?
This vulnerability affects Apple tvOS up to version 17, Apple iOS up to version 17, Apple iPadOS up to version 17, Apple watchOS up to version 10, and Apple macOS Sonoma up to version 14.
3
What is the severity of this vulnerability?
The severity of this vulnerability has not been provided.
4
How was this vulnerability addressed?
This vulnerability was addressed with improved memory handling.
5
Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?
You can find more information about this vulnerability on the following Apple support pages: [link1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937), [link2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936), [link3](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940).