Apple Multiple Products Code Execution Vulnerability

CheckOps priority index

4.4/10 Patch within 7 days

Severity7.8

Probability0.1

Exploitation2/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 1.4% higher than 72.3% of CVEs

CVSS 3.1 7.8 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:

Exploited for 1,030 days 08 Jan 2024

CISA due date 29 Jan 2024 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 2 / 5

KEV catalog (CISA)08 Jan 2024
Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)08 Jan 2024
Used by ransomwareno
EPSS above 10 %1.4%
No account, over the networkno

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

CISA guidance: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Description ENISA EUVD

The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3. Processing a font file may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.

Affected products

watchOSmacOStvOSiOS and iPadOSMultiple Products

Affected versions

unspecified <9.3
unspecified <11.7
unspecified <16.3
unspecified <13.2
unspecified <12.6
unspecified <15.7

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

11 Sept 2023
Published
08 Jan 2024
Exploitation reported (ENISA)
08 Jan 2024
Added to the KEV catalog
29 Jan 2024
CISA remediation due date

References

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