CVE-2023-42870 (GCVE-0-2023-42870)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-10 22:03 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:22
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Summary
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
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Vendor Product Version
Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 17 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 14 (custom)
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