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CVE-2023-42882

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-12-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

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.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 14.0 before 14.2 — fixed in 14.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 14.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176536/macOS-AppleVADriver-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176536/macOS-AppleVADriver-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036

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