CVE-2023-42959

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVSS v3 7.0 HIGH

7.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

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/HT213940	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

09 Dec 2024, 21:29

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Apple Apple macos
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

21 Nov 2024, 08:23

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 -

01 Aug 2024, 13:44

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.0
CWE		CWE-362

30 Jul 2024, 13:32

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Se solucionó una condición de ejecución con un mejor manejo del estado. Este problema se solucionó en macOS Sonoma 14. Es posible que una aplicación pueda ejecutar código arbitrario con privilegios del kernel.

29 Jul 2024, 21:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-07-29 21:15

Updated : 2024-12-09 21:29

NVD link : CVE-2023-42959

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42959

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42959

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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