cvelist/2023/42xxx/CVE-2023-42942.json

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        "ID": "CVE-2023-42942",
        "ASSIGNER": "product-security@apple.com",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
    },
    "description": {
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            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges."
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                        "value": "A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges"
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                                "version": {
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                                        {
                                            "version_affected": "<",
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                                            "version_value": "16.7"
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                                            "version_affected": "<",
                                            "version_name": "unspecified",
                                            "version_value": "17.1"
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                                        {
                                            "version_affected": "<",
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                "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987",
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                "name": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987"
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            {
                "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984",
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                "name": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984"
            },
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                "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982",
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                "name": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982"
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