Rewterz Threat Advisory – Multiple Apple macOS Ventura Vulnerabilities

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

CVE-2023-38590 CVSS:8.8

Apple macOS Ventura is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the Kernel component. By persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted Web site, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.

CVE-2023-38592 CVSS:8.8

Apple macOS Ventura could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an issue in WebKit. By persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted Web site, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.

CVE-2023-38598 CVSS:7.8

Apple macOS Ventura could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a use-after-free in Kernel. By using a specially crafted application, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVE-2023-38599 CVSS:6.5

Apple macOS Ventura could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a logic issue in the WebKit component. By persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted Web site, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to track sensitive user information.

CVE-2023-38604 CVSS:7.8

Apple macOS Ventura could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an out-of-bounds write in Kernel. By using a specially crafted application, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVE-2023-38609 CVSS:5.5

Apple macOS Ventura could allow a local attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an injection issue in the PackageKit component. By using a specially crafted application, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass certain Privacy preferences.

CVE-2023-38571 CVSS:3.3

Apple macOS Ventura could allow a local attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an injection issue in the Music component. By using a specially crafted application, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass certain Privacy preferences.

CVE-2023-38601 CVSS:3.3

Apple macOS Ventura could allow a local attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an issue in the Net-SNMP component. By using a specially crafted application, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to modify protected parts of the file system.

Impact

• Buffer Overflow
• Code Execution
• Privilege Escalation
• Security Bypass
• Information Disclosure

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

• CVE-2023-38590
• CVE-2023-38592
• CVE-2023-38598
• CVE-2023-38599
• CVE-2023-38604
• CVE-2023-38609
• CVE-2023-38571
• CVE-2023-38601

Affected Vendors

Apple

Affected Products

• Apple macOS Ventura 13.4

Remediation

Refer to Apple Security Document for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information.

Apple Security Document