CVE-2023-28206 vulnerability in Apple Products
Published on April 10, 2023
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS IOSurfaceAccelerator Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS IOSurfaceAccelerator contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that allows an app to execute code with kernel privileges.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by May 1, 2023: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-28206 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has an exploitability score of 1.8 out of four. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2023-28206 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-28206
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What versions are vulnerable to CVE-2023-28206?
- Apple iPad OS Fixed in Version 15.7.5
- Apple iOS Fixed in Version 15.7.5
- Apple iOS Version 16.0 Fixed in Version 16.4.1
- Apple iPad OS Version 16.0 Fixed in Version 16.4.1
- Apple Macos Fixed in Version 11.7.6
- Apple Macos Version 13.0 Fixed in Version 13.3.1
- Apple Macos Version 12.0 Fixed in Version 12.6.5