CVE-2023-23520

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  3. CVE-2023-23520
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.3, tvOS 16.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. A user may be able to read arbitrary files as root.

5.9 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606 Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

27 Jul 2023, 04:15

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Summary A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. A user may be able to read arbitrary files as root. A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.3, tvOS 16.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. A user may be able to read arbitrary files as root.
References
  • {'url': 'https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213601', 'name': 'https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213601', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • {'url': 'https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213599', 'name': 'https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213599', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601 -
  • (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599 -

08 Jun 2023, 00:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (CONFIRM) https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213601 -

06 Jun 2023, 23:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (CONFIRM) https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213599 -

08 Mar 2023, 16:40

Type Values Removed Values Added
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606 - (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606 - Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605 - (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605 - Vendor Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE CWE-367
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.9

27 Feb 2023, 20:25

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2023-02-27 20:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 23:14

NVD link : CVE-2023-23520

Mitre link : CVE-2023-23520

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-23520

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

  • ipados
  • macos
  • iphone_os
CWE
CWE-367

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition