Input validation error in macOS - CVE-2023-28188
Published: September 11, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80629
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28188
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 insufficient validation of user-supplied input in TextKit. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
macOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
How to mitigate CVE-2023-28188
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - update to 13.3 22E252
Apple iOS - update to 16.4 20E247
iPadOS - update to 16.4 20E247
Apple iOS - update to 16.4 20E247
iPadOS - update to 16.4 20E247