Information disclosure in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2023-42846
This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, tvOS 17.1, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. A device may be passively tracked by its Wi-Fi MAC address.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (68.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple iOS And Ipados — versions unspecified
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple tvOS — versions unspecified
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213982 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213987 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213988 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213981 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/22 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-42846?
- CVE-2023-42846 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-10-25.
- How severe is CVE-2023-42846?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.