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

CVE-2023-27928: Use After Free

First published: Mon Mar 27 2023(Updated: )

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to access information about a user’s contacts.

Credit: Csaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive SecurityMickey Jin @patch1t Brandon Dalton @partyD0lphin Red CanaryRıza Sabuncu @rizasabuncu JeongOhKyea Tingting Yin Tsinghua UniversityAleksandar Nikolic Cisco Talosan anonymous researcher Ye Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu Securityryuzaki Murray Mike Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Félix Poulin-Bélanger David Pan Ogea Xinru Chi Pangu LabNed Williamson Google Project ZeroPan ZhenPeng STAR Labs SG PteZweig Kunlun LabJoshua Jones Zhuowei Zhang Adam M. Guilherme Rambo Best Buddy AppsCVE-2023-0433 CVE-2023-0512 Antonio Zekic @antoniozekic John Aakerblom @jaakerblom Mohamed GHANNAM @_simo36 Xin Huang @11iaxH CVE-2023-0049 CVE-2023-0051 CVE-2023-0054 CVE-2023-0288 Gertjan Franken imecKU Leuven hazbinhotel Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeGeorgy Kucherin @kucher1n KasperskyLeonid Bezvershenko @bzvr_ KasperskyBoris Larin @oct0xor Kaspersky KasperskyValentin Pashkov KasperskyAnonymous Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeDohyun Lee @l33d0hyun SSD Labscrixer @pwning_me SSD LabsABC Research s.r.o. Mohamed Ghannam @_simo36 Chan Shue Long Offensive Security Offensive SecurityYiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit Junoh Lee at Theori CVE-2022-43551 CVE-2022-43552 Mikko Kenttälä ) @Turmio_ SensorFuJubaer Alnazi TRS Group of Companiesjzhu Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMeysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM Mbition MercedesPan ZhenPeng @Peterpan0927 STAR Labs SG PteAdam Doupé ASU SEFCOMsqrtpwn an anonymous researcher Red CanaryMilan Tenk F FArthur Valiev FdevelopStorm Khiem Tran Mickey Jin @patch1t FFRI Security IncKoh M. Nakagawa FFRI Security IncMasahiro Kawada @kawakatz GMO Cybersecurity by IeraeJubaer Alnazi Jabin TRS Group Of Companies Alibaba GroupWenchao Li Alibaba GroupXiaolong Bai Alibaba Group product-security@apple.com Mohamed GHANNAM Itay Iellin General Motors Product Cyber SecurityJianjun Dai 360 Vulnerability Research InstituteGuang Gong 360 Vulnerability Research InstituteZechao 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<11.7.5
11.7.5
tvOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.7.4
15.7.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.7.4
15.7.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<9.4
9.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.7.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS>=16.0<16.4
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS<15.7.4
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS>=16.0<16.4
Apple iOS and macOS<11.7.5
Apple iOS and macOS>=13.0<13.3
tvOS<16.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<9.4
macOS Ventura<13.3
13.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2023-27928?

    CVE-2023-27928 is a privacy issue that allows an app to access information about a user's contacts in certain versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-27928?

    The severity of CVE-2023-27928 is low, with a severity score of 3.3.

  • How can I fix CVE-2023-27928?

    To fix CVE-2023-27928, update your device to the latest version of macOS Ventura, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, or tvOS as specified by Apple.

  • Which versions of iOS are affected by CVE-2023-27928?

    CVE-2023-27928 affects iOS versions up to and including 15.7.4, as well as versions between 16.0 and 16.4.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-27928?

    You can find more information about CVE-2023-27928 on the Apple support website at the following links: [Link 1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213674), [Link 2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213675), [Link 3](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213673).

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