CVE-2023-42881 Memory corruption in macOS

What is CVE-2023-42881?

CVE-2023-42881 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 23 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2. Processing a file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42881?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42881?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42881 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2023-42881 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42881 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-x5f7-whqx-p99v.