Out-of-bounds read in Apple GarageBand - CVE-2023-27938
Published: March 9, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU73192
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-27938
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when importing MIDI files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into importing a malicious MIDI file, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Affected software
Apple GarageBand
How to mitigate CVE-2023-27938
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apple GarageBand - update to 10.4.8