CVE-2023-42941: Medium severity Apple iOS and iPadOS vulnerability

Published Dec 11, 2023
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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

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to perform a denial-of-service attack using crafted Bluetooth packets.

— MITRE

Credit

Christopher Reynolds, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, an anonymous researcher, Marc Newlin(SkySafe), 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, ARJUN S D, 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
Jan 10, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:23 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:23 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-42941?

CVE-2023-42941 is a vulnerability that allows an attacker in a privileged network position to execute a denial-of-service attack.

2

How do I fix CVE-2023-42941?

To fix CVE-2023-42941, update your device to iOS 17.2 or iPadOS 17.2.

3

What versions of Apple software are affected by CVE-2023-42941?

CVE-2023-42941 affects versions prior to iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2.

4

What type of attack is enabled by CVE-2023-42941?

CVE-2023-42941 enables denial-of-service attacks through crafted Bluetooth packets.

5

When was CVE-2023-42941 addressed?

CVE-2023-42941 was addressed in the updates released for iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2.

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