medium
5.5
CWE
416 119 863
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2023-27951: Use After Free

First published: Mon Mar 27 2023(Updated: )

AMD. A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

Credit: Brandon Dalton @partyD0lphin Red CanaryCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive SecurityMickey Jin @patch1t Rıza 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 product-security@apple.com sqrtpwn Mickey Jin @patch1t FFRI Security IncKoh M. Nakagawa FFRI Security Inc Offensive SecurityYiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit Jubaer Alnazi Jabin TRS Group Of CompaniesWenchao Li Alibaba GroupXiaolong Bai Alibaba GroupChan Shue Long Offensive SecurityJunoh 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 SEFCOMan anonymous researcher Red CanaryMilan Tenk F FArthur Valiev FdevelopStorm Khiem Tran Masahiro Kawada @kawakatz GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae Alibaba GroupXin 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

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<11.7.5
11.7.5
Apple iOS and macOS<11.7.5
Apple iOS and macOS>=12.0<12.6.4
Apple iOS and macOS>=13.0<13.3
macOS<12.6.4
12.6.4
macOS Ventura<13.3
13.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?

    The vulnerability ID of this issue is CVE-2023-27951.

  • What is the severity level of CVE-2023-27951?

    The severity level of CVE-2023-27951 is medium.

  • How can the vulnerability be exploited?

    The vulnerability can be exploited through an archive that may be able to bypass Gatekeeper.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2023-27951?

    CVE-2023-27951 affects macOS Ventura up to version 13.3, macOS Monterey up to version 12.6.4, and macOS Big Sur up to version 11.7.5.

  • How was CVE-2023-27951 addressed?

    CVE-2023-27951 was addressed with improved checks in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, and macOS Big Sur 11.7.5.

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