CVE-2023-35993
Apple macOS and iOS Use-After-Free Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.5, watchOS 9.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
INFO
Published Date :
July 27, 2023, 1:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 3, 2023, 5:01 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2023-35993 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2023-35993
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2023-35993.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 03, 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/HT213841 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.7.8 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.0 up to (excluding) 16.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.7.8 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.0 up to (excluding) 16.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (excluding) 11.7.9 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0.0 up to (excluding) 12.6.8 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.0 up to (excluding) 13.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.6 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 27, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, tvOS 16.6, watchOS 9.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.5, watchOS 9.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-35993 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-35993
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.08 }} 0.01%
score
0.33339
percentile