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GHSA-J23X-W7M9-8C47

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-05-08 21:31 – Updated: 2024-04-04 03:52

Details

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory

Severity

9.1 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2023-27958 (GCVE-0-2023-27958)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-08 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:15

Summary

Severity

9.1 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-01-29 14:41 UTC

CWE

A remote user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory
CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Assigner

apple CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 37/100 over 664 records in the last 180 days details

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213677
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213675
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_r…

Impacted products

3 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Apple	macOS	Affected: unspecified , < 13.3 (custom)
Apple	macOS	Affected: unspecified , < 12.6 (custom)
Apple	macOS	Affected: unspecified , < 11.7 (custom)

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