CVE-2023-38600
Apple Safari TypedArray copyWithin Integer Underflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, Safari 16.6, watchOS 9.6. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
A flaw was found in WebKitGTK. This issue occurs when processing malicious web content, which may lead to arbitrary code execution.
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Apple Safari. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the implementation of the copyWithin method on typed arrays. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer underflow before writing to memory. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2023-07-20 CVE Reserved
- 2023-07-25 CVE Published
- 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
- 2024-10-31 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
References (12)
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| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841 | 2024-01-05 | |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843 | 2024-01-05 | |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846 | 2024-01-05 | |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213847 | 2024-01-05 | |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848 | 2024-01-05 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38600 | 2023-11-14 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2231021 | 2023-11-14 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Safari Search vendor "Apple" for product "Safari" | < 16.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Safari" and version " < 16.6" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" | < 16.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " < 16.6" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" | < 16.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 16.6" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" | >= 13.0 < 13.5 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version " >= 13.0 < 13.5" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Tvos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos" | < 16.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos" and version " < 16.6" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Watchos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos" | < 9.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos" and version " < 9.6" | - |
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