CVE-2023-27957
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2023-27957- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2023-27957- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-31683
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2023-31683- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j42j-4v6g-8gm8
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution
- Record
GHSA-j42j-4v6g-8gm8- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-27957 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Macos, published May 8, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 13th percentile. No source names a fixed version.