CVE-2023-40396

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, watchOS 10, tvOS 17. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::

History

10 Dec 2024, 14:46

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.8
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936 - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
First Time		Apple ipados Apple tvos Apple macos Apple watchos Apple Apple iphone Os

29 Jul 2024, 21:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-07-29 21:15

Updated : 2025-03-19 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-40396

Mitre link : CVE-2023-40396

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

tvos
watchos
ipados
macos
iphone_os

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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