CVE-2023-42917

Apple Multiple Products WebKit Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1.2 and iPadOS 17.1.2, macOS Sonoma 14.1.2, Safari 17.1.2. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.1.

Se solucionó una vulnerabilidad de corrupción de memoria con un bloqueo mejorado. Este problema se solucionó en iOS 17.1.2 y iPadOS 17.1.2, macOS Sonoma 14.1.2, Safari 17.1.2. El procesamiento de contenido web puede dar lugar a la ejecución de código arbitrario. Apple tiene conocimiento de un informe que indica que este problema puede haberse explotado en versiones de iOS anteriores a iOS 16.7.1.

A flaw was found in WebKitGTK. Processing malicious web content may lead to remote code execution. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited in the wild and was included in the CISA's KEV catalog.

Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari WebKit contain a memory corruption vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv3.1 8.8

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-09-14 CVE Reserved
2023-11-30 CVE Published
2023-12-04 Exploited in Wild
2023-12-25 KEV Due Date
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2024-10-30 EPSS Updated
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

CAPEC

References (20)

URL	Tag	Source
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12	Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13	Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/3	Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/4	Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/5	Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/8	Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/35	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/05/1	Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AD2KIHHCUBQC2YYH3FJWAHI5BG3QETOH	Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P5LQS6VEI7VIZNC7QGQ62EOV45R5RJIR	Mailing List
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-04	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5575	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214031	2024-06-26
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214032	2024-06-26
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214033	2024-06-26
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214033	2024-06-26
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214034	2024-06-26
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214062	2024-06-26
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42917	2024-11-14
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253058	2024-11-14

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Safari Search vendor "Apple" for product "Safari"				< 17.1.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Safari" and version " < 17.1.2"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados"				< 15.8.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " < 15.8.1"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados"				>= 16.0 < 16.7.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " >= 16.0 < 16.7.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados"				>= 17.0 < 17.1.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " >= 17.0 < 17.1.2"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				< 15.8.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 15.8.1"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				>= 16.0 < 16.7.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " >= 16.0 < 16.7.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				>= 17.0 < 17.1.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " >= 17.0 < 17.1.2"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"				>= 14.0 < 14.1.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version " >= 14.0 < 14.1.2"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				11.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "11.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				12.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "12.0"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				38 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "38"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				39 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "39"		-		Affected
Webkitgtk Search vendor "Webkitgtk"		Webkitgtk\+ Search vendor "Webkitgtk" for product "Webkitgtk\+"				< 2.42.3 Search vendor "Webkitgtk" for product "Webkitgtk\+" and version " < 2.42.3"		-		Affected