7.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-42867
GarageBand Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of the process entitlement and Team ID. This issue is fixed in GarageBand 10.4.9. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 20, 2024, 4:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 6, 2025, 2:20 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-42867 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 garageband
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-2023-42867.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120299 Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-42867 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • security.nl
GarageBand-lek laat aanvaller via malafide afbeelding code op macOS uitvoeren

Een kwetsbaarheid in Apples muzieksoftware GarageBand maakt het mogelijk voor een aanvaller om via een malafide afbeelding willekeurige code op het systeem uit te voeren. Dat laat Apple in een beveili ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 31, 2025 (2 months ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-42867 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.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 06, 2025

    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
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:garageband:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.4.9
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/120299 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/120299 Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Dec. 27, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-281
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description This issue was addressed with improved validation of the process entitlement and Team ID. This issue is fixed in GarageBand 10.4.9. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/120299
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)

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-2023-42867 weaknesses.

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