CVE-2023-40420: Use After Free

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

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

이준성(Junsung Lee)(Cross Republic), Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Tim Michaud@@TimGMichaud(Moveworks), Chris Ross (Zoom), Liang Wei(PixiePoint Security), JeongOhKyea(Theori), 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, pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Ant Security Light), 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), 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, Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h, 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<16.7
16.7
Apple iPadOS<16.7
16.7
Apple iOS<17
17
Apple iPadOS<17
17
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·08:12 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:12 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Sep 27, 2023
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:19 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue of improved memory handling in CoreAnimation?

The vulnerability ID for this issue of improved memory handling in CoreAnimation is CVE-2023-40420.

2

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2023-40420?

CVE-2023-40420 affects tvOS version up to (but exclusive) 17, iOS version up to (but exclusive) 17, iPadOS version up to (but exclusive) 17, watchOS version up to (but exclusive) 10, and macOS Sonoma version up to (but exclusive) 14.

3

What is the vendor and product name associated with CVE-2023-40420?

The vendor and product name associated with CVE-2023-40420 is Apple CoreAnimation.

4

How was the issue of improved memory handling in CoreAnimation addressed?

The issue of improved memory handling in CoreAnimation was addressed by Apple.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-40420?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-40420 on the Apple support website at the following links: [link1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937), [link2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940), [link3](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936).

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