9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2023-38598
WatchOS iPhone OS WatchOS Use After Free
Description

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, tvOS 16.6, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

July 28, 2023, 5:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 3, 2023, 4:53 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-38598 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-38598 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 iphone_os
3 Apple tvos
4 Apple watchos
5 Apple ipados
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-2023-38598.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213841 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213842 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213846 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213848 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Retrieve CVSS scores for each CVE-ID listed in Apple's security content documentation for OS updates.

Python

Updated: 3 months ago
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Born at : Aug. 9, 2023, 6:40 p.m. This repo has been linked 35 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-38598 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-38598 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213841 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213841 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213842 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213842 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213846 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213846 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213848 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213848 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 up to (excluding) 11.7.9 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0 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. 28, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213841 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213842 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213846 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213848 [No Types Assigned]
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-38598 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-2023-38598 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.90 }} 0.13%

score

0.82982

percentile

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