What is CVE-2023-42869?

CVE-2023-42869 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ios And Ipados, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-42869?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Apple Ios And Ipados

CVE-2023-42869

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. Multiple issues in libxml2.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (39.9th 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:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Ios And Ipados — versions unspecified
Apple Ipados
Apple Iphone_os
Apple Macos — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42869?: CVE-2023-42869 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ios And Ipados, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-42869?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.