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CVE-2023-41990

CVE-2023-41990HIGH

Apple Multiple Products

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    7.8   .0139   71.4   YES

AFFECTED
  Product         Versions       Fixed
  iOS and iPadOS  unspecified –  —
  tvOS            unspecified –  —
  iOS and iPadOS  unspecified –  —
  macOS           unspecified –  —
  macOS           unspecified –  —
  macOS           unspecified –  —
  watchOS         unspecified –  —

TIMELINE
  Sep 6   Reserved by apple
  Sep 11  Published (CNA: apple)
  Jan 8   Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2024-01-29

CNA: apple · CVSS v3.1 · 8 references · KEV due January 29, 2024

Description

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
September 6, 2023	Reserved	Reserved by apple
September 11, 2023	Published	Published (CNA: apple)
January 8, 2024	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2024-01-29

Affected

Affected products and packages — 7 rows
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	—	unspecified	—
Apple	tvOS	—	unspecified	—
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	—	unspecified	—
Apple	macOS	—	unspecified	—
Apple	macOS	—	unspecified	—
Apple	macOS	—	unspecified	—
Apple	watchOS	—	unspecified	—

References (8)

Authoritative record: CVE-2023-41990 at cve.org

Vendors: apple

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