CVE-2023-42882

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2. Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176536/macOS-AppleVADriver-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176536/macOS-AppleVADriver-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

04 Nov 2025, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036 -

Information

Published : 2023-12-12 01:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-42882

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42882

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42882

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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