High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 25, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-42856
CVE-2023-42856
Description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. Processing a file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.
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Affected products
4- Range: = 14.1
- Range: = 13.6.1
- Range: = 12.7.1
- Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213983nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213984nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213985nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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