CVE-2023-42871

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940

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

04 Nov 2025, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938 - () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940 -

15 May 2025, 20:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-787

21 Nov 2024, 08:23

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

16 Jan 2024, 23:52

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-01-10 22:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-42871

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42871

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42871

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

ipados
macos
iphone_os

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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