CVE-2023-38610 (GCVE-0-2023-38610)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-10 22:03 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:17
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Summary
A memory corruption issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.
Severity ?
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory
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Vendor Product Version
Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 17 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 14 (custom)
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