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 v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32385
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-32385

Install updates from vendor's website.

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