low
3.3
CWE
119 20 190 416
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2023-23523: Buffer Overflow

First published: Mon Mar 27 2023(Updated: )

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. Photos belonging to the Hidden Photos Album could be viewed without authentication through Visual Lookup

Credit: product-security@apple.com developStorm Mickey Jin @patch1t Xin Huang @11iaxH CVE-2023-0049 CVE-2023-0051 CVE-2023-0054 CVE-2023-0288 CVE-2023-0433 CVE-2023-0512 Gertjan Franken imecKU Leuven hazbinhotel Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeGeorgy Kucherin @kucher1n KasperskyLeonid Bezvershenko @bzvr_ KasperskyBoris Larin @oct0xor Kaspersky KasperskyValentin Pashkov Kasperskyan anonymous researcher Anonymous Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeDohyun Lee @l33d0hyun SSD Labscrixer @pwning_me SSD LabsYe Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu SecurityJubaer Alnazi TRS Group of CompaniesCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive Securityjzhu Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMeysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM Mbition Mercedesryuzaki Yiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit Murray Mike Pan ZhenPeng @Peterpan0927 STAR Labs SG PteArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Félix Poulin-Bélanger David Pan Ogea Xinru Chi Pangu LabNed Williamson Google Project ZeroAdam Doupé ASU SEFCOMsqrtpwn an anonymous researcher Red CanaryBrandon Dalton @partyD0lphin Red CanaryMilan Tenk F FArthur Valiev FZweig Kunlun LabJoshua Jones Zhuowei Zhang Khiem Tran Mickey Jin @patch1t FFRI Security IncKoh M. Nakagawa FFRI Security Inc Offensive SecurityMasahiro Kawada @kawakatz GMO Cybersecurity by IeraeJubaer Alnazi Jabin TRS Group Of Companies Alibaba GroupWenchao Li Alibaba GroupXiaolong Bai Alibaba GroupAdam M. Guilherme Rambo Best Buddy AppsABC Research s.r.o. Mohamed Ghannam @_simo36 Chan Shue Long Offensive SecurityRıza Sabuncu @rizasabuncu JeongOhKyea Tingting Yin Tsinghua UniversityJunoh Lee at Theori CVE-2022-43551 CVE-2022-43552 Aleksandar Nikolic Cisco TalosMikko Kenttälä ) @Turmio_ SensorFuMohamed GHANNAM @_simo36 Mohamed GHANNAM Itay Iellin General Motors Product Cyber SecurityJianjun Dai 360 Vulnerability Research InstituteGuang Gong 360 Vulnerability Research InstitutePan ZhenPeng STAR Labs SG PteZechao Cai @Zech4o Zhejiang UniversityAbhay Kailasia @abhay_kailasia Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology BhopalAnton Spivak Hyeon Park @tree_segment Team ApplePIE

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<13.3
13.3
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.4
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS<16.4
Apple iOS and macOS<13.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID?

    The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-23523.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-23523?

    The severity of CVE-2023-23523 is low (3.3).

  • How does CVE-2023-23523 affect macOS Ventura?

    MacOS Ventura 13.3 is affected by CVE-2023-23523.

  • How does CVE-2023-23523 affect iOS and iPadOS?

    iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4 are affected by CVE-2023-23523.

  • How can CVE-2023-23523 be fixed?

    CVE-2023-23523 can be fixed by updating to macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4, or iPadOS 16.4.

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