CVE-2023-40413

Published Oct 25, 2023
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Updated

Automation. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

Credit

Adam M., Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Michael (Biscuit) Thomas - @social.lol@@biscuit, JZ, Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Grzegorz Riegel, Talal Haj Bakry(Mysk Inc), Tommy Mysk@@mysk_co(Mysk Inc), Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Kirin@@Pwnrin(SecuRing), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), (Computer Science), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, Bistrit Dahal, CVE-2023-42946, 이준성(Junsung Lee)(Cross Republic), 이준성(Junsung Lee), Pedro Ribeiro@@pedrib1337(Agile Information Security), Vitor Pedreira@@0xvhp_(Agile Information Security), CVE-2023-42823, an anonymous researcher, inooo, Mingxuan Yang@@PPPF00L(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), happybabywu(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), Guang Gong(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), (360 Vulnerability Research Institute), Alex Renda, Claire Houston, Kacper Kwapisz@@KKKas_, Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng@@peternguyen14(STAR Labs SG Pte), Adis Alic, Sam Lakmaker, Ting Ding, James Mancz, Omar Shibli, Lorenzo Cavallaro, Harry Lewandowski, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology Bhopal India), Tomi Tokics@@tomitokics(iTomsn0w), Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Noah Roskin-Frazee, Pr

Affected Software

16 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.1
14.1
Apple WatchOS<10.1
10.1
Apple macOS Monterey<12.7.1
12.7.1
Apple macOS Ventura<13.6.1
13.6.1
Apple iOS<17.1
17.1
Apple iPadOS<17.1
17.1
Apple iOS<16.7.2
16.7.2
Apple iPadOS<16.7.2
16.7.2
Apple iPadOS<16.7.2
Apple iPadOS>=17.0<17.1
Apple iPhone OS<16.7.2
Apple iPhone OS>=17.0<17.1
Apple macOS>=12.0.0<12.7.1
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.6.1
Apple macOS>=14.0<14.1
Apple WatchOS<10.1

Event History

Oct 25, 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
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:31 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:31 PM
DescriptionWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-40413.

2

What is the title of the vulnerability?

The title of the vulnerability is 'Find My. The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.'

3

What is the description of the vulnerability?

The vulnerability allows an app to read sensitive location information and has been fixed in various Apple operating systems.

4

Which Apple operating systems are affected by this vulnerability?

The affected operating systems are macOS Sonoma 14.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, watchOS 10.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, and macOS Ventura 13.6.1.

5

How can I fix the vulnerability?

To fix the vulnerability, update your operating system to iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, watchOS 10.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.1, or macOS Sonoma 14.1.

6

Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?

You can find more information about this vulnerability on the Apple support website. (Reference: [Link](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981), [Link](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984), [Link](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988))

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