Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2023-32385

 

Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2023-32385

Published: May 18, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76334
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32385
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in PDFKit. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and crash the application.


Affected software

macOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS

How to mitigate CVE-2023-32385

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - update to 13.4 22F66
Apple iOS - update to 16.5 20F66
iPadOS - update to 16.5 20F66

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