Privilege escalation in Apple GarageBand



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-42867
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Apple GarageBand
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor Apple Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU84033

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42867

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the process entitlement and Team ID. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apple GarageBand: 10.3 - 10.4.8

CPE2.3 External links

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214042


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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