CVE-2023-42981 (GCVE-0-2023-42981)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-11 14:53 – Updated: 2025-04-11 15:53
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Processing a file may lead to a denial-of-service or potentially disclose memory contents. This issue is fixed in macOS 14. The issue was addressed with improved checks.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-11 15:48 UTC
CWE
- The issue was addressed with improved checks.
- CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
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