CVE-2023-27968
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. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.
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
- None
- 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. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.
- Record
CVE-2023-27968- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.
- Record
CVE-2023-27968- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-31694
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.
- Record
EUVD-2023-31694- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5ggr-2fgq-wj6h
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. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory
- Record
GHSA-5ggr-2fgq-wj6h- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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-2023-27968 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) 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 0.26%, the 17th percentile. No source names a fixed version.