CVE-2023-41990

high

Description

The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3. Processing a font file may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.

References

https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/documents/Year_in_Review_of_ZeroDays.pdf

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-agencies-of-fourth-flaw-used-in-triangulation-spyware-attacks/

https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/most-sophisticated-iphone-hack-ever.html

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-09-12

Updated: 2024-11-29

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High