CVE-2023-41990
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-09-11 23:29
Modified
2024-08-02 19:16
Severity ?
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3. Processing a font file may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple tvOS Version: unspecified   < 16.3
Apple iOS and iPadOS Version: unspecified   < 15.7
Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 11.7
Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 13.2
Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 12.6
Apple watchOS Version: unspecified   < 9.3
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2024-01-08

Due date: 2024-01-29

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41990

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