CVE-2023-42917

Published Nov 30, 2023

Last updated 5 months ago

Overview

Description
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.
Source
product-security@apple.com
NVD status
Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
8.8
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
2.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Known exploits

Data from CISA

Vulnerability name
Apple Multiple Products WebKit Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Exploit added on
Dec 4, 2023
Exploit action due
Dec 25, 2023
Required action
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-787

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations