Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2023-32443
Published: July 24, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU78616
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-2023-32443
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 in sips. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2023-32443
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 13.5 22G74, 11.7.9 20G1426, 12.6.8 21G725