State Issues in macOS - CVE-2023-42829

 

State Issues in macOS - CVE-2023-42829

Published: December 26, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU84741
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42829
CWE-ID: CWE-371
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a state issue in OpenSSH implementation. A local application can access SSH passphrases.


Affected software

macOS

How to mitigate CVE-2023-42829

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 11.7.9 20G1426, 12.6.8 21G725, 13.5 22G74

External References

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