6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-42849
Apple iPhone/Pad/Mac/Watch - Kernel Memory Mitigation Bypass Vulnerability
Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, watchOS 10.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1. An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory mitigations.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 25, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 2, 2023, 6:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-42849 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 watchos
4 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-2023-42849.

URL Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213981 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213988 Release Notes 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).

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

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-42849 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-42849 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]

    Nov. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213981 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213981 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213988 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213988 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.7.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0 up to (excluding) 17.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.7.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0 up to (excluding) 17.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0.0 up to (excluding) 12.7.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.0 up to (excluding) 13.6.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213981 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213988 [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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.16 }} 0.00%

score

0.52860

percentile

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