CVE-2023-27967: About the security content of Xcode 14.3

This document describes the security content of Xcode 14.3.

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Xcode 14.3

Released March 30, 2023

Dev Tools

Available for: macOS Ventura 13.0 and later

Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code out of its sandbox or with certain elevated privileges

Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2023-27967: Austin Emmitt, Senior Security Researcher at Trellix ARC

Dev Tools

Available for: macOS Ventura 13.0 and later

Impact: A sandboxed app may be able to collect system logs

Description: This issue was addressed with improved entitlements.

CVE-2023-27945: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

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Published Date: March 30, 2023