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Medium severity · published Sep 27, 2023
CVE-2023-40391
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, Xcode 15. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 17.0 · source: NVD
MA
macOS · Apple
before 14.0 · source: NVD
TV
Tvos · Apple
before 17.0 · source: NVD
XC
Xcode · Apple
before 15.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
IO
iOS
Apple
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40391
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40391
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/7
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938
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