CVE-2023-42917
high
KEV
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.5
Description
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.
CISA KEV
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- Multiple Products
- Due date
- 2023-12-25
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
99%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Mitigation details
Source: Apple Security HT · View original ↗ · proprietary-no-redistribution
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
AlmaLinux Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fixed | webkit2gtk3-devel-2.40.5-1.el9_3.1.aarch64.rpm |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.42.3-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.42.3-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.42.3-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.42.3-1~deb11u1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.42.3-1~deb12u1 |
Red Hat Fixed 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fixed | — |
| 8 | Fixed | — |
Rocky Linux Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fixed | — |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7715
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2126
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2023:7716
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42917.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-42917
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214031, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214032, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214033 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42917
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7716
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2253058
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-7716.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-7715.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2982
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.