CVE-2023-32436 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

Published: 2024-01-10

Score: 7.1 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 13.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-36680	The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00082.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670

History

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-119
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Apple Macos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2024-01-10T22:03:17.732Z

Updated: 2025-06-20T15:38:29.806Z

Reserved: 2023-05-08T22:31:41.835Z

Link: CVE-2023-32436

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T15:18:37.169Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-10T22:15:48.140

Modified: 2025-06-20T16:15:21.643

Link: CVE-2023-32436

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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