Advisory Details

August 4th, 2023

Apple macOS Hydra Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-23-1019
ZDI-CAN-21503

CVE ID CVE-2023-38421
CVSS SCORE 3.3, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Apple
AFFECTED PRODUCTS macOS
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Apple macOS. Interaction with the Hydra library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation.

The specific flaw exists within the Hydra framework. Crafted data in an image file can trigger a read past the end of an allocated data structure. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2023-06-27 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2023-08-04 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative
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