CVE-2023-41991

A certificate validation issue was addressed. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7. A malicious app may be able to bypass signature validation. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:17.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:17.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

10 Jan 2024, 22:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~{'url': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/4', 'source': 'product-security@apple.com'}~~ ~~{'url': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5', 'tags': ['Mailing List', 'Third Party Advisory'], 'source': 'product-security@apple.com'}~~

Information

Published : 2023-09-21 19:15

Updated : 2024-01-10 22:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-41991

Mitre link : CVE-2023-41991

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-41991

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

ipados
iphone_os
macos

CWE

CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation

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