CVE-2023-42878: Medium severity apple macos vulnerability

Published Oct 25, 2023
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Updated

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Other sources

Automation. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

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

FairPlay. The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.

— Apple

Credit

Kirin@@Pwnrin(SecuRing), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), (Computer Science), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, Talal Haj Bakry(Mysk Inc), Tommy Mysk@@mysk_co(Mysk Inc), Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, 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), JZ, Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Grzegorz Riegel, Adam M., Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Michael (Biscuit) Thomas - @social.lol@@biscuit, 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), Adis Alic, Sam Lakmaker, Ting Ding, James Mancz, Omar Shibli, Lorenzo Cavallaro, Harry Lewandowski, Kacper Kwapisz@@KKKas_, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology Bhopal India), Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng@@peternguyen14(STAR Labs SG Pte), Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Noah Roskin-Frazee, Pr, Tomi Tokics@@tomitokics(iTomsn0w)

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.1
14.1
Apple WatchOS<10.1
10.1
Apple Ipad Os<17.1
Apple iPhone OS<17.1
Apple macOS=14.0
Apple WatchOS<10.1
Apple iOS<17.1
17.1
Apple iPadOS<17.1
17.1

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
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-2023-42878?

CVE-2023-42878 is classified as a privacy vulnerability that could allow unauthorized access to sensitive user data.

2

How do I fix CVE-2023-42878?

To fix CVE-2023-42878, update your affected devices to iOS 17.1, iPadOS 17.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, or watchOS 10.1.

3

Which devices are affected by CVE-2023-42878?

CVE-2023-42878 affects devices running iOS up to 17.0, iPadOS up to 17.0, macOS 14.0, and watchOS up to 10.0.

4

What type of issue is CVE-2023-42878?

CVE-2023-42878 is a privacy issue related to insufficient redaction of sensitive data in log entries.

5

What does CVE-2023-42878 allow unauthorized apps to do?

CVE-2023-42878 may allow unauthorized apps to access sensitive user data via the Share Sheet.

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