CVE-2023-32359: Buffer Overflow

Published Sep 18, 2023
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Updated

A user’s password may be read aloud by a text-to-speech accessibility feature. This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.

Other sources

Accessibility. This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.

— Apple

Airport. A permissions issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.

— Apple

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

— Apple

AMD. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

App Store. The issue was addressed with improved handling of protocols.

— Apple

Credit

Mickey Jin@@patch1t, James Hutchins, Brian McNulty(Offensive Security), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)(Offensive Security), Joshua Jewett@@JoshJewett33(Offensive Security), (Offensive Security), Francisco Alonso@@revskills(PK Security), (PK Security), Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(PK Security), Francisco Alonso@@revskills, 이준성(Junsung Lee)(Cross Republic), Jie Ding@@Lime(HKUS3 Lab), Dong Jun Kim@@smlijun(AbyssLab), Jong Seong Kim@@nevul37(AbyssLab), zhunki, 이준성(Junsung Lee), Claire Houston, Anonymous, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Kirin@@Pwnrin, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Certik Skyfall Team, Tomi Tokics@@tomitokics(iTomsn0w), Adriatik Raci(Sentry Cybersecurity), Narendra Bhati (twitter.com/imnarendrabhati)(Suma Soft Pvt), Pune (India), Kenneth Chew, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology Bhopal), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Michael (Biscuit) Thomas, 张师傅(@京东蓝军), Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Sei K., Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Adam M.(SecuRing), (SecuRing), Adam M.(BreakPoint Security Research), (BreakPoint Security Research), Ron Masas(BreakPoint Security Research), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, weize she, an anonymous researcher, Berke Kırbaş, Harsh Jaiswal, Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), Certik Skyfall Team(Ant Security Light), pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Ant Security Light), Zweig(Kunlun Lab), Félix Poulin-Bélanger, Luan Herrera@@lbherrera_, Noah Roskin-Frazee (ZeroClicks.ai Lab), James Duffy (mangoSecure), Ron Masas(BreakPoint), Thijs Alkemade@@xnyhps(Computest Sector 7), Andrew Haggard, Bill Marczak(The Citizen Lab at The University of Toronto's Munk School), Maddie Stone(Google's Threat Analysis Group), (AbyssLab), An anonymous researcher(MacEnhance), Jeremy Legendre(MacEnhance), Felix Kratz, Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h, Meng Zhang (鲸落)(NorthSea), Brian McNulty(Texts), (Texts), Kishan Bagaria(Texts), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), baba yaga, Serkan Erayabakan(George Mason University), David Kotval(George Mason University), Akincibor(George Mason University), Sina Ahmadi(George Mason University), Billy Tabrizi, Kirin@@Pwnrin(SecuRing), (Ant Security Light), Ferdous Saljooki@@malwarezoo(Jamf Software), Murray Mike, Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, Tim Michaud@@TimGMichaud(Moveworks), Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi, Chris Ross (Zoom), zer0k, Adam M., Noah Roskin-Frazee, Professor Jason Lau (ZeroClicks.ai Lab), Yishu Wang, Will Brattain at Trail(Bits), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, JeongOhKyea(Theori), Kirin@@Pwnrin(NorthSea), Halle Winkler, Politepix@@hallewinkler, Noah Roskin-Frazee(Offensive Security), Pr(Offensive Security), Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic(Dataflow Security), Ron Masas(Imperva), Mikko Kenttälä )@@Turmio_(SensorFu), w0wbox, ABC Research s.r.o., inooo, Grzegorz Riegel, Talal Haj Bakry(Mysk Inc), Tommy Mysk@@mysk_co(Mysk Inc), Mingxuan Yang@@PPPF00L(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), happybabywu(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), Guang Gong(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), (360 Vulnerability Research Institute), Alex Renda, Bistrit Dahal, Pedro Ribeiro@@pedrib1337(Agile Information Security), Vitor Pedreira@@0xvhp_(Agile Information Security), Kacper Kwapisz@@KKKas_, CVE-2023-42823, JZ, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Liang Wei(PixiePoint Security), Zhice Yang (ShanghaiTech University), Mikko Kenttälä )@@Turmio_(SensorFu)

Affected Software

9 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Sonoma<14
14
Apple iOS<16.7.2
16.7.2
Apple iPadOS<16.7.2
16.7.2
Apple iOS<17
17
Apple iPadOS<17
17
Apple iPadOS<16.7.2
Apple iPhone OS<16.7.2
debian/webkit2gtk
2.50.6-1~deb12u22.50.6-1~deb12u12.52.6-1~deb13u12.54.0-1~deb13u32.52.6-12.54.2-2
debian/wpewebkit<=2.38.6-1
2.48.3-12.54.2-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple macOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS and iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.7.2
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.7.2
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS and iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.7.2
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/webkit2gtk to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.50.6-1~deb12u2Fixed in 2.50.6-1~deb12u1Fixed in 2.52.6-1~deb13u1Fixed in 2.54.0-1~deb13u3Fixed in 2.52.6-1Fixed in 2.54.2-2
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/wpewebkit to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.48.3-1Fixed in 2.54.2-1
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade iOS and iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.7.2
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade OpenSSH to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 9.3p2

Event History

Sep 18, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Oct 25, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:31 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:31 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Mar 25, 2024
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·05:21 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?

The vulnerability ID of this issue is CVE-2023-32359.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-32359?

The severity of CVE-2023-32359 is not mentioned in the information provided.

3

What is the affected software of CVE-2023-32359?

The affected software of CVE-2023-32359 is Apple iOS and Apple iPadOS.

4

How was CVE-2023-32359 addressed?

CVE-2023-32359 was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.

5

How can I fix CVE-2023-32359?

To fix CVE-2023-32359, update your device to iOS 16.7.2 or iPadOS 16.7.2.

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