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CVE-2023-42846: Infoleak

First published: Wed Oct 25 2023(Updated: )

Automation. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

Credit: Talal Haj Bakry Mysk IncTommy Mysk @mysk_co Mysk Inc product-security@apple.com Mingxuan Yang @PPPF00L 360 Vulnerability Research Institute 360 Vulnerability Research Institutehappybabywu 360 Vulnerability Research InstituteGuang Gong 360 Vulnerability Research InstituteYiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit CVE-2023-42946 이준성(Junsung Lee) Cross Republic이준성(Junsung Lee) Pedro Ribeiro @pedrib1337 Agile Information SecurityVitor Pedreira @0xvhp_ Agile Information SecurityKirin @Pwnrin SecuRingWojciech Regula SecuRing Computer ScienceCristian Dinca Computer ScienceRomania Bistrit Dahal JZ Linus Henze Pinauten GmbHMickey Jin @patch1t Grzegorz Riegel Adam M. Csaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive SecurityMichael (Biscuit) Thomas - @social.lol @biscuit CVE-2023-42823 an anonymous researcher inooo Alex Renda Claire Houston Kacper Kwapisz @KKKas_ Adis Alic Sam Lakmaker Ting Ding James Mancz Omar Shibli Lorenzo Cavallaro Harry Lewandowski Abhay Kailasia @abhay_kailasia Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology Bhopal IndiaPeter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng @peternguyen14 STAR Labs SG PteTomi Tokics @tomitokics iTomsn0wZhipeng Huo @R3dF09 Tencent Security Xuanwu LabNoah Roskin-Frazee Pr

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
tvOS<17.1
17.1
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<10.1
10.1
Apple iOS and iPadOS<17.1
17.1
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<17.1
17.1
Apple iOS and iPadOS<16.7.2
16.7.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<16.7.2
16.7.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<16.7.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS>=17.0<17.1
iPhone OS<16.7.2
iPhone OS>=17.0<17.1
tvOS<17.1
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<10.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?

    The vulnerability ID of this issue is CVE-2023-42846.

  • What is the software affected by this vulnerability?

    The software affected by this vulnerability includes watchOS, iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS.

  • How was this vulnerability fixed?

    This vulnerability was fixed by removing the vulnerable code.

  • What versions of the affected software are fixed?

    Versions 10.1 of watchOS, 16.7.2 and 17.1 of iOS and iPadOS, and 17.1 of tvOS are fixed.

  • Can a device be passively tracked by its Wi-Fi MAC address?

    Yes, a device may be passively tracked by its Wi-Fi MAC address.

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