CVE-2023-40529: Low severity apple ios and ipados vulnerability

Published Sep 18, 2023
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Updated

Accessibility. This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.

Other sources

This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. A person with physical access to a device may be able to use VoiceOver to access private calendar information.

— NVD

Credit

Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology Bhopal), Adam M., w0wbox, pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Ant Security Light), Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Tim Michaud@@TimGMichaud(Moveworks), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Chris Ross (Zoom), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Liang Wei(PixiePoint Security), zer0k, Noah Roskin-Frazee, Professor Jason Lau (ZeroClicks.ai Lab), Will Brattain at Trail(Bits), 이준성(Junsung Lee)(Cross Republic), Kirin@@Pwnrin(NorthSea), Zhice Yang (ShanghaiTech University), Certik Skyfall Team, Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic(Dataflow Security), Ron Masas(Imperva), Mikko Kenttälä )@@Turmio_(SensorFu), Certik Skyfall Team(Ant Security Light), Zweig(Kunlun Lab), Félix Poulin-Bélanger, 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), 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), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, weize she, an anonymous researcher, Berke Kırbaş, Harsh Jaiswal, Tomi Tokics@@tomitokics(iTomsn0w), Adriatik Raci(Sentry Cybersecurity), Narendra Bhati (twitter.com/imnarendrabhati)(Suma Soft Pvt), Pune (India), Kenneth Chew, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), James Hutchins, 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, Jie Ding@@Lime(HKUS3 Lab), Dong Jun Kim@@smlijun(AbyssLab), Jong Seong Kim@@nevul37(AbyssLab), zhunki, 이준성(Junsung Lee), Claire Houston, Anonymous, Wang Yu(Cyberserval)

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
Apple iOS<17
17
Apple iPadOS<17
17
Apple iPadOS<17.0
Apple iPhone OS<17.0

Event History

Sep 18, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Jan 10, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:03 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:03 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 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 severity of CVE-2023-40529?

The severity of CVE-2023-40529 is classified as high due to potential unauthorized access to sensitive information by individuals with physical access to the device.

2

How do I fix CVE-2023-40529?

To fix CVE-2023-40529, users should update their devices to iOS 17 or iPadOS 17, where the issue has been addressed.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2023-40529?

CVE-2023-40529 affects users of Apple iOS and iPadOS versions prior to 17.

4

What devices are impacted by CVE-2023-40529?

Devices impacted by CVE-2023-40529 include iPhones and iPads running versions of iOS and iPadOS below 17.

5

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2023-40529?

CVE-2023-40529 is an accessibility vulnerability that involves improper redaction of sensitive information when using VoiceOver.

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