Information disclosure in macOS - CVE-2023-42884
Published: December 11, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84069
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42884
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output in AVEVideoEncoder. A local application can read sensitive kernel memory.
Affected software
macOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
tvOS
How to mitigate CVE-2023-42884
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 14.2 23C64, 13.6.3 22G436
Apple iOS - addressed in versions 16.7.3 20H232, 17.2 21C62
iPadOS - addressed in versions 16.7.3, 17.2 21C62
tvOS - update to 17.2
Apple iOS - addressed in versions 16.7.3 20H232, 17.2 21C62
iPadOS - addressed in versions 16.7.3, 17.2 21C62
tvOS - update to 17.2