Information disclosure in iPadOS and Apple iOS - CVE-2023-41977

 

Information disclosure in iPadOS and Apple iOS - CVE-2023-41977

Published: October 25, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU82411
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:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41977
CWE-ID: CWE-200
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 excessive data output by Safari. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website and gain access to user's browsing history.


Affected software

iPadOS
Apple iOS
macOS

How to mitigate CVE-2023-41977

Install updates from vendor's website.

iPadOS - update to 16.7.2
Apple iOS - update to 16.7.2 20H115
macOS - update to 14.1 23B74

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