7.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-27960
Apple GarageBand Privilege Elevation Vulnerability
Description

This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in GarageBand for macOS 10.4.8. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges during the installation of GarageBand.

INFO

Published Date :

May 8, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 27, 2023, 4:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-27960 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple mac_os_x
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213650 Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-27960 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-27960 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in GarageBand for macOS 10.4.8. Parsing a maliciously crafted MIDI file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in GarageBand for macOS 10.4.8. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges during the installation of GarageBand.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in GarageBand for macOS 10.4.8. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges during the installation of GarageBand An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in GarageBand for macOS 10.4.8. Parsing a maliciously crafted MIDI file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 15, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213650 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213650 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0 up to (excluding) 10.4.8
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.01%

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0.26327

percentile

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