Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2023-41981
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory mitigations.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Apple iOS And Ipados — versions unspecified
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple tvOS — versions unspecified
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-41981?
- CVE-2023-41981 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2023-09-27.
- How severe is CVE-2023-41981?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-41981 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.