medium
6.5
CWE
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Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2023-42862: Input Validation

First published: Mon Mar 27 2023(Updated: )

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

Credit: Meysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM jzhu Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative Mbition MercedesMeysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM Mbition MercedesPan ZhenPeng @Peterpan0927 STAR Labs SG PtePan ZhenPeng STAR Labs SG PteZechao Cai @Zech4o Zhejiang UniversityAdam Doupé ASU SEFCOMsqrtpwn Félix Poulin-Bélanger David Pan Ogea an anonymous researcher Red CanaryBrandon Dalton @partyD0lphin Red CanaryMilan Tenk F FArthur Valiev FMickey Jin @patch1t Zweig Kunlun LabAbhay Kailasia @abhay_kailasia Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology BhopalZhuowei Zhang developStorm Anton Spivak Yiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit Jubaer Alnazi Jabin TRS Group Of Companies Alibaba GroupWenchao Li Alibaba GroupXiaolong Bai Alibaba GroupXin Huang @11iaxH Gertjan Franken imecKU Leuven hazbinhotel Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeHyeon Park @tree_segment Team ApplePIEGeorgy Kucherin @kucher1n KasperskyLeonid Bezvershenko @bzvr_ KasperskyBoris Larin @oct0xor Kaspersky KasperskyValentin Pashkov Kasperskyan anonymous researcher Anonymous Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeDohyun Lee @l33d0hyun SSD Labscrixer @pwning_me SSD LabsAdam M. Mohamed GHANNAM @_simo36 Mohamed GHANNAM Mohamed Ghannam @_simo36 Rıza Sabuncu @rizasabuncu Itay Iellin General Motors Product Cyber SecurityJeongOhKyea Jianjun Dai 360 Vulnerability Research InstituteGuang Gong 360 Vulnerability Research InstituteTingting Yin Tsinghua UniversityYe Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu SecurityJubaer Alnazi TRS Group of CompaniesCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive Securityryuzaki product-security@apple.com Murray Mike Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Xinru Chi Pangu LabNed Williamson Google Project ZeroJoshua Jones Khiem Tran Mickey Jin @patch1t FFRI Security IncKoh M. Nakagawa FFRI Security Inc Offensive SecurityMasahiro Kawada @kawakatz GMO Cybersecurity by IeraeGuilherme Rambo Best Buddy AppsCVE-2023-0049 CVE-2023-0051 CVE-2023-0054 CVE-2023-0288 CVE-2023-0433 CVE-2023-0512 Aleksandar Nikolic Cisco TalosMikko Kenttälä ) @Turmio_ SensorFuChan Shue Long Offensive SecurityJunoh Lee at Theori CVE-2022-43551 CVE-2022-43552 ABC Research s.r.o. Meysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM Mbition Mercedes

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
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<9.4
9.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.4
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS<16.4
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 the severity of CVE-2023-42862?

    The severity of CVE-2023-42862 is classified as high due to multiple vulnerabilities including buffer overflow and privacy risks.

  • How do I fix CVE-2023-42862?

    To fix CVE-2023-42862, update your Apple devices to the latest versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS that address this vulnerability.

  • Which Apple products are affected by CVE-2023-42862?

    CVE-2023-42862 affects Apple products running iOS, iPadOS, macOS Ventura, watchOS, and tvOS prior to specified versions.

  • What types of vulnerabilities are included in CVE-2023-42862?

    CVE-2023-42862 includes vulnerabilities such as buffer overflow, out-of-bounds read, and privacy issues related to log entry data.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2023-42862 before applying updates?

    There are no known workarounds for CVE-2023-42862, so the recommended action is to apply the latest updates as soon as possible.

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