Apple CoreAudio Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability Allowing Denial-of-Service

A vulnerability in the CoreAudio component of multiple Apple operating systems, including macOS Ventura, macOS Sonoma, visionOS, and tvOS, allows for an out-of-bounds read that can be exploited by playing a malicious audio file. This exploitation may lead to an unexpected termination of the application processing the audio.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability causes a type confusion issue that can be addressed with improved checks, leading to an unexpected app termination.

Remediation

Users can update to the latest versions of the affected operating systems to address this vulnerability.