Apple patches another iOS zero-day under attack (CVE-2023-42824)
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-41061 | Actively Exploited Wallet Flaw Enables Code Execution on Apple iOS, iPadOS, watchOS | 7.8 | 4% | KEV | KEV |
| CVE-2023-41064 | ImageIO Buffer Overflow in Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Allows Code Execution | 7.8 | 53% | KEV | KEV |
CVE-2023-41993+2 related CVEs | WebKit Code Execution Flaw in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari | 8.8 group max | 24% | KEV | KEV |
| CVE-2023-42824 | Kernel Privilege Escalation in Apple iOS and iPadOS (Actively Exploited) | 7.8 | <1% | KEV | KEV |
| CVE-2023-5217 | Heap Buffer Overflow in Google Chromium libvpx (CVE-2023-5217) Added to CISA KEV | 8.8 | 49% | KEVPoC | KEV |
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Apple has released a security update for iOS and iPadOS to fix another zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-42824) exploited in the wild. CVE-2023-42824 is a kernel vulnerability that could allow a local threat actor to elevate its privileges on affected iPhones and iPads. “Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.
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