CVE-2023-42952: Medium severity apple macos vulnerability

Published Oct 25, 2023
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Updated

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

Other sources

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

— Apple

Archive Utility. A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

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

— Apple

Automation. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1. An app with root privileges may be able to access private information.

— MITRE

Credit

Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), an anonymous researcher, Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h, Yann GASCUEL(Alter Solutions), Jewel Lambert, Anthony Cruz Tyrant Corp@@App, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitSMM, Junsung Lee, Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Eloi Benoist-Vanderbeken@@elvanderb(Synacktiv), CVE-2023-42893, CVE-2023-3618, CVE-2020-19185, CVE-2020-19186, CVE-2020-19187, CVE-2020-19188, CVE-2020-19189, CVE-2020-19190, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit(Offensive Security), (Offensive Security), Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(OffSec), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat(Dawn Security Lab of JingDong), CVE-2023-5344, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Noah Roskin-Frazee, Pr, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Tomi Tokics@@tomitokics(iTomsn0w), CVE-2023-42823, Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng@@peternguyen14(STAR Labs SG Pte), Adam M., Michael (Biscuit) Thomas - @social.lol@@biscuit, JZ, Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), inooo, Grzegorz Riegel, Talal Haj Bakry(Mysk Inc), Tommy Mysk@@mysk_co(Mysk Inc), Bistrit Dahal, 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, Kirin@@Pwnrin(SecuRing), (Computer Science), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, CVE-2023-42946, Ting Ding, James Mancz, Omar Shibli, Lorenzo Cavallaro, Harry Lewandowski, 이준성(Junsung Lee)(Cross Republic), 이준성(Junsung Lee), Pedro Ribeiro@@pedrib1337(Agile Information Security), Vitor Pedreira@@0xvhp_(Agile Information Security), Kacper Kwapisz@@KKKas_, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology Bhopal India)

Affected Software

10 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS<14.1
14.1
macOS<12.7.1
12.7.1
macOS Ventura<13.6.3
13.6.3
Apple iOS and iPadOS<17.1
17.1
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<17.1
17.1
iPadOS<17.1
iPhone OS<17.1
macOS>=12.0<12.7.1
macOS>=13.0<13.6.3
macOS=14.0

Event History

Oct 25, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Dec 11, 2023
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected 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-2023-42952?

CVE-2023-42952 has been classified as a vulnerability that allows an app with root privileges to potentially access private information.

2

How do I fix CVE-2023-42952?

To fix CVE-2023-42952, you should update to the latest versions of iOS 17.1, iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.1, or macOS Monterey 12.7.1.

3

Which Apple products are affected by CVE-2023-42952?

CVE-2023-42952 affects iOS, iPadOS, and several versions of macOS, including Monterey, Ventura, and Sonoma.

4

Is there a need for action regarding CVE-2023-42952?

Yes, users are strongly advised to update their devices to the latest software versions to mitigate the risks associated with CVE-2023-42952.

5

What types of attacks are possible due to CVE-2023-42952?

CVE-2023-42952 could potentially allow malicious applications with root privileges to access sensitive user information.

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