CVE-2023-42882
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 12, 2023 at 12:27 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendormacOS
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2. Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176536/macOS-AppleVADriver-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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