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AppleCVE-2023-41968

HistorySep 27, 2023 - 3:19 p.m.

CVE-2023-41968

2023-09-2715:19:31

CWE-59

apple

web.nvd.nist.gov

cve-2023-41968

symlink validation

macos ventura

tvos

macos monterey

watchos

ios

ipados

security patch

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

AI Score

5.2

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

24.1%

JSON

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to read arbitrary files.

Affected configurations

Nvd

Vulners

Node

appleipadosRange<17.0

appleiphone_osRange<17.0

applemacosRange12.0.0–12.7

applemacosRange13.0–13.6

appletvosRange<17.0

applewatchosRange<10.0

VendorProductVersionCPE
appleipados*cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
appleiphone_os*cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
applemacos*cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
appletvos*cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
applewatchos*cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
apple	ipados	*	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
apple	iphone_os	*	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
apple	macos	*	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
apple	tvos	*	cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::
apple	watchos	*	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "Apple",
    "product": "iOS and iPadOS",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "unspecified",
        "status": "affected",
        "lessThan": "17",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Apple",
    "product": "macOS",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "unspecified",
        "status": "affected",
        "lessThan": "12.7",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Apple",
    "product": "macOS",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "unspecified",
        "status": "affected",
        "lessThan": "13.6",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Apple",
    "product": "tvOS",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "unspecified",
        "status": "affected",
        "lessThan": "17",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Apple",
    "product": "macOS",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "unspecified",
        "status": "affected",
        "lessThan": "14",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Apple",
    "product": "watchOS",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "unspecified",
        "status": "affected",
        "lessThan": "10",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

AI Score

5.2

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

24.1%

JSON

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