CVE-2023-40450: Buffer Overflow

Published Sep 26, 2023
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Updated

Airport. A permissions issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.

Other sources

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. An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.

— Apple

Apple Neural Engine. The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.

— Apple

Credit

Thijs Alkemade@@xnyhps(Computest Sector 7), Murray Mike, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Mikko Kenttälä )@@Turmio_(SensorFu), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Certik Skyfall Team, Certik Skyfall Team(Ant Security Light), (Ant Security Light), pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Ant Security Light), Zweig(Kunlun Lab), Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Michael (Biscuit) Thomas, 张师傅(@京东蓝军), Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Ferdous Saljooki@@malwarezoo(Jamf Software), an anonymous researcher, Sei K., Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(PK Security), Adam M.(SecuRing), (SecuRing), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Adam M.(BreakPoint Security Research), (BreakPoint Security Research), Ron Masas(BreakPoint Security Research), Meng Zhang (鲸落)(NorthSea), Brian McNulty(Texts), (Texts), Kishan Bagaria(Texts), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Kirin@@Pwnrin, baba yaga, weize she, Berke Kırbaş, Harsh Jaiswal, Serkan Erayabakan(George Mason University), David Kotval(George Mason University), Akincibor(George Mason University), Sina Ahmadi(George Mason University), Billy Tabrizi, Kirin@@Pwnrin(SecuRing), Tomi Tokics@@tomitokics(iTomsn0w), Luan Herrera@@lbherrera_, Adriatik Raci(Sentry Cybersecurity), Narendra Bhati (twitter.com/imnarendrabhati)(Suma Soft Pvt), Pune (India), Noah Roskin-Frazee (ZeroClicks.ai Lab), James Duffy (mangoSecure), Ron Masas(BreakPoint), James Hutchins, Andrew Haggard, Brian McNulty(Offensive Security), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)(Offensive Security), Joshua Jewett@@JoshJewett33(Offensive Security), (Offensive Security), Francisco Alonso@@revskills(PK Security), (PK Security), Francisco Alonso@@revskills, 이준성(Junsung Lee)(Cross Republic), Jie Ding@@Lime(HKUS3 Lab), Dong Jun Kim@@smlijun(AbyssLab), Jong Seong Kim@@nevul37(AbyssLab), zhunki, 이준성(Junsung Lee), Bill Marczak(The Citizen Lab at The University of Toronto's Munk School), Maddie Stone(Google's Threat Analysis Group), Claire Houston, Anonymous, (AbyssLab), Wang Yu(Cyberserval), An anonymous researcher(MacEnhance), Jeremy Legendre(MacEnhance), Felix Kratz, Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h, Noah Roskin-Frazee, Professor Jason Lau (ZeroClicks.ai Lab), Noah Roskin-Frazee(Offensive Security), Pr(Offensive Security), Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic(Dataflow Security), Ron Masas(Imperva), Yishu Wang, Will Brattain at Trail(Bits), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, JeongOhKyea(Theori), Kirin@@Pwnrin(NorthSea), Halle Winkler, Politepix@@hallewinkler, Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi, Chris Ross (Zoom), zer0k, Adam M., ABC Research s.r.o., w0wbox, Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, Tim Michaud@@TimGMichaud(Moveworks)

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS<14
14
macOS<14.0

Event History

Sep 26, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Weakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Description
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

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 vulnerability ID for this vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this vulnerability is CVE-2023-40450.

2

What is the affected software?

The affected software is macOS Sonoma version 14.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2023-40450?

The severity of CVE-2023-40450 is not specified in the provided information.

4

How was CVE-2023-40450 addressed?

CVE-2023-40450 was addressed with improved checks in System Preferences.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-40450?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-40450 on the Apple support website: [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940)

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