CVE-2023-40410: Input Validation

Published Sep 18, 2023
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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

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory.

— MITRE

App Store. The issue was addressed with improved handling of protocols.

— Apple

Credit

Tim Michaud@@TimGMichaud(Moveworks), pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Ant Security Light), Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Chris Ross (Zoom), Liang Wei(PixiePoint Security), JeongOhKyea(Theori), 이준성(Junsung Lee)(Cross Republic), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), 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), Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(PK Security), Adam M.(SecuRing), (SecuRing), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Certik Skyfall Team, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Kirin@@Pwnrin, James Hutchins, 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), Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic(Dataflow Security), Michael (Biscuit) Thomas, 张师傅(@京东蓝军), Sei K., Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Jie Ding@@Lime(HKUS3 Lab), Dong Jun Kim@@smlijun(AbyssLab), Jong Seong Kim@@nevul37(AbyssLab), zhunki, 이준성(Junsung Lee), Francisco Alonso@@revskills(PK Security), (PK Security), Francisco Alonso@@revskills, w0wbox, 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)(Offensive Security), Joshua Jewett@@JoshJewett33(Offensive Security), (Offensive Security), 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), ABC Research s.r.o., Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h, Yishu Wang, Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, Halle Winkler, Politepix@@hallewinkler, Noah Roskin-Frazee(Offensive Security), Pr(Offensive Security), 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

Affected Software

13 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 iPadOS<17.0
Apple iPhone OS<17.0
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
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected 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
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
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-40410.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-40410?

The severity of CVE-2023-40410 is not specified in the information provided.

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2023-40410?

CVE-2023-40410 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).

4

How was CVE-2023-40410 addressed?

CVE-2023-40410 was addressed with improved input validation.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-40410?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-40410 on the following references: [Support Apple - HT213937](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937), [Support Apple - HT213940](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940), [Support Apple - HT213936](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936).

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