Buffer overflow in Apple macOS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.4. Parsing an office document may lead to an unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 13.4
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 12.6
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 11.7
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple macOS 11.7, 12.6
10 records Highest priority Priority LOW 10 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-15673 Code injection in Apple macOSPriority LOW 36
- TI-2023-21699 Type confusion in Apple macOSPriority LOW 35
- TI-2023-15668 Use after free in Apple macOSPriority LOW 35
- Release ·
Apple macOS 13.4
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-15673 Code injection in Apple macOSPriority LOW 36
- TI-2023-22953 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOSPriority LOW 33
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-32401
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wf3q-774p-8m3p
References
More Apple Macos vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-46583 Improper authentication in Apple macOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2023-32401 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-32401 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wf3q-774p-8m3p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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