CVE-2023-28211 - 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 High

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 0.00041.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Apple	Macos

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-31919	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
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213670

History

Fri, 02 May 2025 18:15:00 +0000

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

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2023-09-06T01:36:29.880Z

Updated: 2025-05-02T17:43:32.057Z

Reserved: 2023-03-13T18:37:25.758Z

Link: CVE-2023-28211

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:30:24.562Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-09-06T02:15:08.653

Modified: 2025-05-02T18:15:25.180

Link: CVE-2023-28211

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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