Use After Free in Apple Macos

CVE-2023-28319

A use after free vulnerability exists in curl <v8.1.0 in the way libcurl offers a feature to verify an SSH server's public key using a SHA 256 hash. When this check fails, libcurl would free the memory for the fingerprint before it returns an error message containing the (now freed) hash. This flaw risks inserting sensitive heap-based data into the error message that might be shown to users or otherwise get leaked and revealed.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.025 (83.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-28319?
CVE-2023-28319 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-05-26.
How severe is CVE-2023-28319?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-28319 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.