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CVE-2023-41990

UNKNOWN
Published 2023-09-11T23:29:26.660Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
7.8
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.041
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 4.1% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.881
Higher than 88.1% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3. Processing a font file may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

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Affected Products

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This vulnerability is actively being exploited in the wild

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Remediation Status

Overdue

Due Date

January 29, 2024

Added to KEV

January 8, 2024

Required Action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Affected Product

Vendor/Project: Apple
Product: Multiple Products

Ransomware Risk

Known Ransomware Use
KEV Catalog Version: 2025.01.24 Released: January 24, 2025

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-pc7v-gfwg-hjx7

Advisory Details

The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, watchOS 9.3, tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.6.8. Processing a font file may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: September 12, 2023, Modified: January 9, 2024

References

Published: 2023-09-11T23:29:26.660Z
Last Modified: 2025-02-03T13:59:31.427Z
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