CVE-2023-40404

Published Oct 25, 2023

Last updated a year ago

Overview

Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Source: product-security@apple.com
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 1.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-416

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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      {
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        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "9FE27DF1-3AF9-4BE4-8541-565FE5BC16A2"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References