CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
77.4%
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Released October 25, 2023
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: The issue was resolved by sanitizing logging
CVE-2023-42823
Entry added February 16, 2024
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2023-42953: Michael (Biscuit) Thomas - @[email protected]
Entry added February 16, 2024
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to heap corruption
Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.
CVE-2023-42848: JZ
Entry added February 16, 2024
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks.
CVE-2023-42942: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Entry added February 16, 2024
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: A device may be passively tracked by its Wi-Fi MAC address
Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2023-42846: Talal Haj Bakry and Tommy Mysk of Mysk Inc. @mysk_co
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.
CVE-2023-42873: Mingxuan Yang (@PPPF00L), and happybabywu and Guang Gong of 360 Vulnerability Research Institute
Entry added February 16, 2024
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2023-42839: YiΔit Can YILMAZ (@yilmazcanyigit)
Entry added February 16, 2024
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: An app may be able to leak sensitive user information
Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
CVE-2023-42946
Entry added February 16, 2024
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 259836
CVE-2023-40447: μ΄μ€μ±(Junsung Lee) of Cross Republic
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 259890
CVE-2023-41976: μ΄μ€μ±(Junsung Lee)
Available for: Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
Impact: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
WebKit Bugzilla: 260173
CVE-2023-42852: Pedro Ribeiro (@pedrib1337) and Vitor Pedreira (@0xvhp_) of Agile Information Security
Entry updated February 16, 2024
We would like to acknowledge Abhay Kailasia (@abhay_kailasia) of Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology Bhopal India for their assistance.
We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their assistance.
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Published Date: August 12, 2024
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
77.4%