CVE-2023-42953: Medium severity apple macos vulnerability

Published Oct 25, 2023
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Updated

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17.1, 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

Michael (Biscuit) Thomas - @social.lol@@biscuit, Adam M., Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), JZ, Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Grzegorz Riegel, Talal Haj Bakry(Mysk Inc), Tommy Mysk@@mysk_co(Mysk Inc), Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Kirin@@Pwnrin(SecuRing), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), (Computer Science), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, 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), CVE-2023-42823, Mingxuan Yang@@PPPF00L(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), (360 Vulnerability Research Institute), happybabywu(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), Guang Gong(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), an anonymous researcher, inooo, 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

10 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.1
14.1
Apple tvOS<17.1
17.1
Apple WatchOS<10.1
10.1
Apple Ipad Os<17.1
Apple iPhone OS<17.1
Apple macOS=14.0
Apple tvOS<17.1
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
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-2023-42953?

CVE-2023-42953 has been classified as a permissions issue that could allow an app to access sensitive user data.

2

How do I fix CVE-2023-42953?

To resolve CVE-2023-42953, update your device to tvOS 17.1, watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, iOS 17.1, or iPadOS 17.1.

3

What products are affected by CVE-2023-42953?

CVE-2023-42953 affects Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS Sonoma, tvOS, and watchOS prior to their respective fixed versions.

4

When was the issue in CVE-2023-42953 fixed?

The issue described in CVE-2023-42953 was addressed in the updates released on October 25, 2023.

5

Can CVE-2023-42953 lead to a data breach?

Yes, CVE-2023-42953 can potentially lead to unauthorized access to sensitive user data if not mitigated by the mentioned updates.

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