CVE-2023-27968 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00078.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Apple	Macos

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-31694	A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670

History

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2023-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-01-29T15:21:51.544Z

Reserved: 2023-03-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-27968

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:23:30.625Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-08T20:15:19.000

Modified: 2025-01-29T16:15:40.807

Link: CVE-2023-27968

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"state": "PUBLISHED", "cveId": "CVE-2023-27968", "assignerOrgId": "286789f9-fbc2-4510-9f9a-43facdede74c", "assignerShortName": "apple", "dateUpdated": "2025-01-29T15:21:51.544Z", "dateReserved": "2023-03-08T00:00:00.000Z", "datePublished": "2023-05-08T00:00:00.000Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "description": "An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory"}]}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Apple", "product": "macOS", "versions": [{"version": "unspecified", "status": "affected", "lessThan": "13.3", "versionType": "custom"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory."}], "references": [{"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670"}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "286789f9-fbc2-4510-9f9a-43facdede74c", "shortName": "apple", "dateUpdated": "2023-07-27T03:47:46.551Z"}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T12:23:30.625Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}]}, {"problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-120", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.1, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2025-01-29T15:21:48.787879Z", "id": "CVE-2023-27968", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-01-29T15:21:51.544Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T12:23:30.625Z"}}, {"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.1, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2023-27968", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2025-01-29T15:21:48.787879Z"}}}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-120", "description": "CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-01-29T15:21:41.849Z"}}], "cna": {"affected": [{"vendor": "Apple", "product": "macOS", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "unspecified", "lessThan": "13.3", "versionType": "custom"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "description": "An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "286789f9-fbc2-4510-9f9a-43facdede74c", "shortName": "apple", "dateUpdated": "2023-07-27T03:47:46.551Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2023-27968", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2025-01-29T15:21:51.544Z", "dateReserved": "2023-03-08T00:00:00.000Z", "assignerOrgId": "286789f9-fbc2-4510-9f9a-43facdede74c", "datePublished": "2023-05-08T00:00:00.000Z", "assignerShortName": "apple"}, "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "A6D636F7-278A-491B-8960-91A4D5A86A96", "versionEndExcluding": "13.3", "versionStartIncluding": "13.0", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Se ha solucionado un problema de desbordamiento del b\u00fafer con una gesti\u00f3n mejorada de la memoria. Este problema se ha solucionado en macOS Ventura 13.3. Una aplicaci\u00f3n puede provocar la finalizaci\u00f3n inesperada del sistema o escribir en la memoria del kernel."}], "id": "CVE-2023-27968", "lastModified": "2025-01-29T16:15:40.807", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.1, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 5.2, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.1, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 5.2, "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}]}, "published": "2023-05-08T20:15:19.000", "references": [{"source": "product-security@apple.com", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670"}], "sourceIdentifier": "product-security@apple.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-120"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}, {"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-120"}], "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}]}