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CVE-2023-40404 Details

Description

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 [email protected]Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 [email protected]Release NotesVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-416Use After Free[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apple macos
14.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-40404
NVD Published Date:
Oct 25, 2023
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]