CVE-2023-42824 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.1 and iPadOS 16.7.1. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.6.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is in the KEV database since Oct. 5, 2023.

Exploitation active

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Apple	Ipados Iphone Os

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::

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References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213972

History

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		kev `{'dateAdded': '2023-10-05'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2023-10-04T18:02:20.884Z

Updated: 2025-02-03T13:59:31.082Z

Reserved: 2023-09-14T19:05:11.447Z

Link: CVE-2023-42824

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:30:24.664Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2023-10-04T19:15:10.490

Modified: 2025-02-10T17:55:03.120

Link: CVE-2023-42824

Redhat

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