cve-2023-42856
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-10-25 18:31
Modified
2025-02-13 17:12
Severity ?
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. Processing a file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.
References
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
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Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 14.1
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   Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 13.6
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