CVE-2023-41990 - The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches

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HIGH KEV

The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches

Published Sep 11, 2023 ·Due Jan 29, 2024

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 1.39%

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.

Affected products

Vendor Apple Product iOS and iPadOS Default
n/a
- Version
  unspecified
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <15.7
- Version
  unspecified
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <16.3
Vendor Apple Product macOS Default
n/a
- Version
  unspecified
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <11.7
- Version
  unspecified
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <12.6
- Version
  unspecified
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <13.2
Vendor Apple Product tvOS Default
n/a
- Version
  unspecified
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <16.3
Vendor Apple Product watchOS Default
n/a
- Version
  unspecified
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <9.3

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Apple

iOS and iPadOS

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
unspecified	affected	<15.7
unspecified	affected	<16.3

Apple

macOS

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
unspecified	affected	<11.7
unspecified	affected	<12.6
unspecified	affected	<13.2

Apple

tvOS

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
unspecified	affected	<16.3

Apple

watchOS

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
unspecified	affected	<9.3

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (8)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845
Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41990
government-resourceUS Government Resource

Link	Providers	Tags
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599		Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601		Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605		Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606		Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842		Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844		Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845		Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41990		government-resourceUS Government Resource