Process-memory disclosure via unchecked image bounds
Published Aug 14, 2023 · Updated Oct 9, 2024
Out-of-bounds read in ImageIO in Apple macOS before 13.3 allows context-dependent attackers to disclose process memory via an image. ImageIO performs an out-of-bounds read because it does not sufficiently validate image input before processing. Exploitation requires a user or application to process a crafted image, and the consequence is limited to disclosure of memory from the affected process.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds read in ImageIO in Apple macOS before 13.3 allows context-dependent attackers to disclose process memory via an image. ImageIO performs an out-of-bounds read because it does not sufficiently validate image input before processing. Exploitation requires a user or application to process a crafted image, and the consequence is limited to disclosure of memory from the affected process.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-27939
- Published
- Aug 14, 2023
- Updated
- Oct 9, 2024
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- CWE-125, T1204.002
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 14, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 9, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <13.3
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