01 Record
CVE-2023-41232
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Ventura 13.6, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7. An app may be able to
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: apple
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Ventura 13.6, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7. An app may be able to
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.31% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 24.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-09-26 20:14Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-11-04 19:21Z11 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-09-14
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 8a08d7674103a4ae381c7f8a2123e6187e12289de4727331d51c223de6c6cfc8
05 Affected products
06 References
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/4
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213932
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213931
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213927
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938