High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 21, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-42873
CVE-2023-42873
Description
The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
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Affected products
12cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <17.1
- (no CPE)range: 16.7.2, 17.1
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=12.0,<12.7.1
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: Sonoma 14.1, Monterey 12.7.1, Ventura 13.6.1
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <17.1
- (no CPE)range: 17.1
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: 16.7.2, 17.1
- Range: unspecified
Patches
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References
10- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213982nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213983nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213984nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213987nvd
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