CVE-2023-38590

moderate-risk
Published 2023-07-28

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, tvOS 16.6, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

Do I need to act?

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3.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (5)

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (28)

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213841
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213842
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213846
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213848
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846
and 8 more references
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 7/34 · Low
Exposure 12/34 · Low