CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-40431
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2023-09-27
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Affected configurations
• apple ipados (< 17.0)
• apple iphone os (< 17.0)
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938 support.apple.com