high
8.8
CWE
416 20 119
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2023-40398: Use After Free

First published: Mon Mar 27 2023(Updated: )

Accessibility. A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

Credit: Mickey Jin @patch1t Brandon Dalton @partyD0lphin Red CanaryCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive SecurityRıza 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 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 GroupMohamed 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 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 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 iOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iPadOS<16.4
16.4
Apple macOS Monterey<12.6.4
12.6.4
Apple iPadOS<16.4
Apple iPhone OS<16.4
Apple macOS<11.7.5
Apple macOS>=12.0<12.6.4
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.3
Apple macOS<11.7.5
11.7.5
Apple macOS<13.3
13.3
<16.4
16.4
<16.4
16.4
<13.3
13.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-40398?

    CVE-2023-40398 has been identified with moderate severity due to its privacy and buffer overflow concerns.

  • How do I fix CVE-2023-40398?

    To fix CVE-2023-40398, update your device to the latest version of iOS, iPadOS, or macOS as specified in Apple's advisory.

  • Which Apple devices are affected by CVE-2023-40398?

    CVE-2023-40398 affects devices running iOS and iPadOS up to version 16.4 and macOS up to versions 11.7.5 and 12.6.4.

  • What type of issues are addressed in CVE-2023-40398?

    CVE-2023-40398 addresses privacy issues related to data redaction and memory handling improvements to prevent buffer overflow.

  • Is there a risk of data loss with CVE-2023-40398?

    While CVE-2023-40398 presents potential privacy and security risks, it does not explicitly indicate a direct risk of data loss.

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