Apple Multiple Product Security Vulnerabilities Notification

Apple Multiple Product Security Vulnerabilities Notification

setembro 22, 2023 | NSFOCUS

Overview

Recently, NSFOCUS CERT has detected that Apple has officially fixed three zero-day exploit in multiple products. These vulnerabilities exist in the wild. Affected users should take protective measures as soon as possible. The details of the vulnerability are as follows:

Apple WebKit Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability (CVS 2023-41993):

There is an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Apple WebKit, which can be triggered by an attacker by inducing the victim to open a crafted web page, ultimately enabling the execution of arbitrary code on the target system.

Apple Security Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVS 2023-41991):

There is a remote code vulnerability in the Apple Security framework that allows attackers to use malicious applications to bypass signature verification and ultimately execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Apple Kernel Framework privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2023-41992):

There is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Apple Kernel Framework, which is located in the core of the operating system. Local attackers can successfully exploit this vulnerability to elevate their privileges in the system and gain more access privileges, ultimately leading to the leakage of sensitive information.

Reference link: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213926

Scope of Impact

Affected version

CVE-2023-41993

  • IOS/iPadOS 16. X Series<16.7
  • IOS/iPadOS 17. X series<17.0.1
  • Safari<16.6.1

CVE-2023-41991

  • IOS/iPadOS 16. X Series<16.7
  • IOS/iPadOS 17. X series<17.0.1
  • WatchOS 9. X series<9.6.3
  • WatchOS 10. X series<10.0.1
  • MacOS Ventura<13.6

CVE-2023-41992

  • IOS/iPadOS 16. X Series<16.7
  • IOS/iPadOS 17. X series<17.0.1
  • WatchOS 9. X series<9.6.3
  • WatchOS 10. X series<10.0.1
  • MacOS Ventura<13.6
  • MacOS Monterey<12.7

Unaffected version

CVE-2023-41993

  • IOS/iPadOS 16. X Series>=16.7
  • IOS/iPadOS 17. X Series>=17.0.1
  • Safari>=16.6.1

CVE-2023-41991

  • IOS/iPadOS 16. X Series>=16.7
  • IOS/iPadOS 17. X Series>=17.0.1
  • WatchOS 9. X series>=9.6.3
  • WatchOS 10. X series>=10.0.1
  • MacOS Ventura>=13.6

CVE-2023-41992

  • IOS/iPadOS 16. X Series>=16.7
  • IOS/iPadOS 17. X Series>=17.0.1
  • WatchOS 9. X series>=9.6.3
  • WatchOS 10. X series>=10.0.1
  • MacOS Ventura>=13.6
  • MacOS Monterey>=12.7

Mitigation

Currently, the official security version has been released to fix this vulnerability. It is recommended that affected users upgrade their protection in a timely manner:

ProductLink
IOS, iPadOShttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213926 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927
WatchOShttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213928 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213929
Safarihttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213930
MacOS Venturahttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931
MacOS Montereyhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932

Statement

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