Is CVE-2023-38590 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-38590 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-38590?

CVE-2023-38590 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-38590?

CVE-2023-38590 has an EPSS score of 1.00% (59th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-38590?

Upgrade ipados to 16.6 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-38590

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, tvOS 16.6, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

CWE-120Classic Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:>= 16.0, < 16.6Fixed in:16.6CVE-2023-38590derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:>= 16.0, < 16.6Fixed in:16.6CVE-2023-38590derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 13.0, < 13.5Fixed in:13.5CVE-2023-38590derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 16.6Fixed in:16.6CVE-2023-38590derived from NVD

watchosNVD

Affected:< 9.6Fixed in:9.6CVE-2023-38590derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.00%probability of exploitation in 30 days

59thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 59% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory14

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-120 (Classic Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0195	Medium	6.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-7269	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-11043	High	8.7	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2011-4862	High	10.0	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2007-5659	High	7.8	94%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-3786	High	7.5	91%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.