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CVE-2023-32398

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, mac

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, macOS Monterey 12.6.6, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00053
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-416Use After Free
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Affected Products & Versions

9
apple ipados< 15.7.6
apple ipados>= 16.0 and < 16.5
apple iphone os< 15.7.6
apple iphone os>= 16.0 and < 16.5
apple macos>= 11.0 and < 11.7.7
apple macos>= 12.0 and < 12.6.6
apple macos>= 13.0 and < 13.4
apple tvos< 16.5
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSuspicious Microsoft Office Child Process - MacOS
producthighRemote Access Tool - Renamed MeshAgent Execution - MacOS
producthighBinary Padding - MacOS
productmediumSuspicious Execution via macOS Script Editor
productmediumSystem Information Discovery Via Sysctl - MacOS
productmediumNew File Exclusion Added To Time Machine Via Tmutil - MacOS
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · product-security@apple.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD23 Jun 2023 · 06:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213757Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213758Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213759Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213760Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213761Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213764Release NotesVendor Advisory
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