CVE-2023-42923: Race Condition

Published Dec 11, 2023
·
Updated

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

Other sources

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

— Apple

Assets. An issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files.

— Apple

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

— Apple

Bluetooth. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

CallKit. This issue was addressed with improved checks

— Apple

Credit

ARJUN S D, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, an anonymous researcher, Marc Newlin(SkySafe), Christopher Reynolds, Aymane Chabat, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Zhenjiang Zhao(Pangu Team), Qianxin, Junsung Lee, Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitSMM, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Eloi Benoist-Vanderbeken@@elvanderb(Synacktiv), CVE-2023-42893, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(OffSec), Andrew Goldberg(The McCombs School of Business), The University(Texas at Austin), Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat(Dawn Security Lab of JingDong), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Joshua Jewett@@JoshJewett33, Pwn2car, Zoom Offensive Security Team, Nan Wang@@eternalsakura13(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), rushikesh nandedkar, SungKwon Lee (Demon.Team), Noah Roskin-Frazee, Pr, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Apple

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
Apple iOS and iPadOS<17.2
17.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<17.2
17.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<17.2
iPhone OS<17.2

Event History

Dec 11, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Dec 12, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:27 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:27 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·01:15 AM
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-2023-42923?

The severity of CVE-2023-42923 is high due to the potential for unauthorized access to private browsing tabs.

2

How do I fix CVE-2023-42923?

You can fix CVE-2023-42923 by updating to iOS 17.2 or iPadOS 17.2.

3

What are the affected versions in CVE-2023-42923?

CVE-2023-42923 affects versions of iOS and iPadOS prior to 17.2.

4

What impact does CVE-2023-42923 have on users?

CVE-2023-42923 allows unauthorized access to Private Browsing tabs without user authentication.

5

Which devices are vulnerable to CVE-2023-42923?

Devices running iOS and iPadOS versions before 17.2 are vulnerable to CVE-2023-42923.

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