CVE-2023-42881

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 14.2

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the AppleVA component of the macOS operating system, which can lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution when processing a file. This is due to improper memory handling.

Recommendations For versions prior to 14.2, update to macOS Sonoma 14.2 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the processing of potentially malicious files until the update is applied.