What is CVE-2023-27947?

CVE-2023-27947 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-27947?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Apple macOS

CVE-2023-27947

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. Processing an image may result in disclosure of process memory.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (13.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27947?: CVE-2023-27947 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-27947?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.