CVE-2023-47100: Input Validation

Published Dec 2, 2023
·
Updated

Accounts. A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling.

Other sources

APFS. This issue was addressed through improved state management.

— Apple

Apple Account. The issue was addressed with improved handling of protocols.

— Apple

Apple Software Restore. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

AppleGraphicsControl. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

Credit

Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Kandji), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), D4m0n, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), CertiK SkyFall Team, Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Dillon Franke(Google Project Zero), Smi1e@@Smi1eSEC, an anonymous researcher, Michael Cohen, D’Angelo Gonzalez(CrowdStrike), Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Kirin@@Pwnrin, 7feilee, Gary Kwong, Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Junsung Lee(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), sohybbyk, Hyerean Jang, Taehun Kim, Youngjoo Shin, CVE-2024-45490, 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy, Meng Zhang (鲸落)(NorthSea), Andrew James Gonzalez, Dragon Fruit Security (Davis Dai, ORAC 落云, Frank Du cooperative discovery), Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), 神罚@@Pwnrin, Bohdan Stasiuk@@Bohdan_Stasiuk, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C), Rakeshkumar Talaviya, Tomomasa Hiraiwa, Talal Haj Bakry(Mysk Inc), Tommy Mysk@@mysk_co(Mysk Inc), CVE-2016-1246, CVE-2023-31484, CVE-2023-31486, CVE-2023-47100, Jacob Braun, Rei@@reizydev, Kenneth Chew, Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative), Yokesh Muthu K, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(OffSec), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Microsoft), Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft), Amy@@asentientbot, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf, CVE-2024-45306, Seunghyun Lee, Brendon Tiszka(Google Project Zero), linjy(HKUS3Lab), chluo(WHUSecLab), Xiangwei Zhang(Tencent Security YUNDING LAB), Tashita Software Security, Lukas Bernhard, Halle Winkler, Politepix theoffcuts.org, Trent Lloyd@@lathiat, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Benjamin Hornbeck(ZUSO ART), Skadz@@skadz108(ZUSO ART), Chi Yuan Chang(ZUSO ART), taikosoup

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
IBM AIX<=7.3
IBM VIOS<=4.1
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.2
15.2

Remediation

Patch Available

https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/ff1f9f59360afeebd6f75ca1502f5c3ebf077da3

Event History

Dec 2, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Rejected
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:15 PM
Description
Dec 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Description
Oct 7, 2025
Rejected
via MITRE·05:35 PM
Oct 15, 2025
Data Sourced
via Debian·04:34 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Oct 16, 2025
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·04:33 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Oct 28, 2025
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·07:01 AM
Description

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This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this Perl vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this Perl vulnerability is CVE-2023-47100.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-47100?

The severity of CVE-2023-47100 is critical with a severity value of 9.8.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2023-47100?

The software versions affected by CVE-2023-47100 are Perl versions 5.30.0 through 5.38.2.

4

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2023-47100?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2023-47100 by using a crafted regular expression construct that includes a property name.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2023-47100?

Yes, a fix is available for CVE-2023-47100. It is recommended to update to the latest version of Perl (5.38.2 or later) to mitigate the vulnerability.

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