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CVE-2023-38590 — A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, tvOS 16.6, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. A remote user may be able to cause unexpect

CVSS
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EPSS
1.62% (top 18.30%)
CWE
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Published
2023-07-28T04:30:40.531Z
Last modified
2025-02-13T17:01:58.108Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, tvOS 16.6, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
AppletvOSunspecified
AppleiOS and iPadOSunspecified
ApplemacOSunspecified
AppleiOS and iPadOSunspecified
ApplemacOSunspecified
ApplemacOSunspecified
ApplewatchOSunspecified

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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