CWE
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Advisory Published
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CVE-2023-42875: Use After Free

First published: Mon Sep 18 2023(Updated: )

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

Credit: Csaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive Securityzer0k Adam M. Noah Roskin-Frazee Professor Jason Lau (ZeroClicks.ai Lab) Will Brattain at Trail Bits이준성(Junsung Lee) Cross RepublicKirin @Pwnrin NorthSeaMickey Jin @patch1t Certik Skyfall Team Linus Henze Pinauten GmbHPan ZhenPeng @Peterpan0927 STAR Labs SG PteMichael (Biscuit) Thomas 张师傅(@京东蓝军) Sei K. Zhipeng Huo @R3dF09 Tencent Security Xuanwu LabDohyun Lee @l33d0hyun PK SecurityAdam M. SecuRing SecuRingWojciech Regula SecuRingAdam M. BreakPoint Security Research BreakPoint Security ResearchRon Masas BreakPoint Security Researchserkan Gurbuz Kirin @Pwnrin Adriatik Raci Sentry CybersecurityNarendra Bhati (twitter.com/imnarendrabhati) Suma Soft PvtPune (India) Yiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) James Hutchins Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Offensive SecurityJoshua Jewett @JoshJewett33 Offensive Security Offensive SecurityFrancisco Alonso @revskills PK Security PK SecurityFrancisco Alonso @revskills Jie Ding @Lime HKUS3 LabDong Jun Kim @smlijun AbyssLabJong Seong Kim @nevul37 AbyssLabzhunki 이준성(Junsung Lee) Mohamed GHANNAM @_simo36 Tim Michaud @TimGMichaud MoveworksAntonio Zekic @antoniozekic Dataflow Securityw0wbox Ye Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu SecurityWojciech Reguła @_r3ggi Chris Ross (Zoom) Liang Wei PixiePoint SecurityZhice Yang (ShanghaiTech University) Ron Masas ImpervaMikko Kenttälä ) @Turmio_ SensorFuCertik Skyfall Team Ant Security Lightpattern-f @pattern_F_ Ant Security LightZweig Kunlun LabFélix Poulin-Bélanger Joseph Ravichandran @0xjprx MIT CSAILGergely Kalman @gergely_kalman weize she an anonymous researcher Berke Kırbaş Harsh Jaiswal Tomi Tokics @tomitokics iTomsn0wKenneth Chew Abhay Kailasia @abhay_kailasia Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology BhopalBrian McNulty Offensive SecurityClaire Houston Anonymous Wang Yu Cyberserval

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<10
10
tvOS<17
17
Apple iOS and iPadOS<17
17
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<17
17

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-42875?

    CVE-2023-42875 has been rated as a moderate severity vulnerability due to the risk of sensitive information exposure.

  • How do I fix CVE-2023-42875?

    To fix CVE-2023-42875, upgrade affected Apple devices to the latest software versions, such as watchOS 10, iOS 17, or tvOS 17.

  • What types of devices are affected by CVE-2023-42875?

    CVE-2023-42875 affects Apple devices running watchOS, iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS prior to the latest versions.

  • What issues does CVE-2023-42875 address?

    CVE-2023-42875 addresses multiple issues including improved redaction of sensitive information and better handling of protocols.

  • Is CVE-2023-42875 a local or remote vulnerability?

    CVE-2023-42875 is primarily a local vulnerability, requiring access to the affected device to exploit it.

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