CVE-2023-42823: Medium severity apple macos vulnerability

Published Oct 25, 2023
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Updated

Automation. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

Other sources

Contacts. A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

— Apple

Core Recents. The issue was resolved by sanitizing logging

— Apple

CoreAnimation. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

The issue was resolved by sanitizing logging This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

— MITRE

Credit

CVE-2023-42823, Michael (Biscuit) Thomas - @social.lol@@biscuit, JZ, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Talal Haj Bakry(Mysk Inc), Tommy Mysk@@mysk_co(Mysk Inc), Mingxuan Yang@@PPPF00L(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), (360 Vulnerability Research Institute), happybabywu(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), Guang Gong(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, CVE-2023-42946, 이준성(Junsung Lee)(Cross Republic), 이준성(Junsung Lee), Pedro Ribeiro@@pedrib1337(Agile Information Security), Vitor Pedreira@@0xvhp_(Agile Information Security), Adam M., Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), Grzegorz Riegel, Kirin@@Pwnrin(SecuRing), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), (Computer Science), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, Bistrit Dahal, Tomi Tokics@@tomitokics(iTomsn0w), an anonymous researcher, inooo, Alex Renda, Claire Houston, Kacper Kwapisz@@KKKas_, Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Noah Roskin-Frazee, Pr, 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)

Affected Software

18 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.1
14.1
Apple tvOS<17.1
17.1
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
Apple iPhone OS<16.7.2
Apple iPhone OS=17.0
Apple macOS>=12.0<12.7.1
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.6.1
Apple macOS=14.0
Apple tvOS<17.1
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
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Feb 21, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:41 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:41 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·07:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-42823?

CVE-2023-42823 is categorized as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential impact on application security.

2

How do I fix CVE-2023-42823?

To mitigate CVE-2023-42823, upgrade to the latest software versions listed, such as watchOS 10.1 or iOS 17.1.

3

Which products are affected by CVE-2023-42823?

CVE-2023-42823 affects multiple Apple products including macOS Monterey, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and watchOS.

4

What types of issues does CVE-2023-42823 address?

CVE-2023-42823 addresses issues related to insufficient logging and sanitization that could allow unauthorized access.

5

When was CVE-2023-42823 disclosed?

CVE-2023-42823 was disclosed by Apple in a security update along with a list of affected versions and fixes.

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