CVE-2023-42836 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS

What is CVE-2023-42836?

CVE-2023-42836 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipad Os, published on 21 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. An attacker may be able to access connected network volumes mounted in the home directory.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42836?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Apple Ipad Os, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42836?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42836 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-42836 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42836 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipad Os

• CVE-2021-1794 Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-1795 Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-1796 Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-1818 Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-23255 Auth bypass in iOS and iPadOS Critical 9.1

All Apple Ipad Os vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-2cmc-x892-vrfq.