CVE-2023-42870

HIGH

iPadOS < 17.0 - Use-After-Free

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0014
EPSS Percentile 33.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (3)
apple/ipados < 17.0
apple/iphone_os < 17.0
apple/macos < 14.0
Published Jan 10, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026