CVE-2023-42928 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.

Published: 2024-02-21

Score: 8.4 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

iOS and iPadOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 17.1

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-47349	The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.

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 None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00039.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982

History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00037}`	epss `{'score': 0.00051}`

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-276

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 23:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Apple iphone Os
Weaknesses		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
Vendors & Products		Apple iphone Os

Subscriptions

Apple Ios Ipad Os Iphone Os

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2024-02-21T06:41:11.157Z

Updated: 2025-11-04T19:24:22.977Z

Reserved: 2023-09-14T19:05:11.468Z

Link: CVE-2023-42928

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:30:25.329Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-02-21T07:15:50.603

Modified: 2025-11-04T20:17:03.483

Link: CVE-2023-42928

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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