CVE-2023-23518 — Out-of-bounds Write in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds WriteCWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer14 documents8 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 45.69%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
7
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple MacosApple Safari+4 more
Timeline
PublishedFeb 27

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3, macOS Big Sur 11.7.3, Safari 16.3, tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages11 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 11.7+2
▶NVDapple/macos12.0 — 12.6.3+2
▶CVEListV5apple/tvosunspecified — 16.3
▶NVDapple/tvos< 16.3
▶CVEListV5apple/safariunspecified — 16.3

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-9cf9-qjr8-c7jw: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2023-02-27
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CVEList
CVE-2023-23518: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2023-02-27
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OSV
CVE-2023-23518: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2023-02-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

10
Apple
CVE-2023-23518: Safari 16.3↗2023-02-13
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Ubuntu
WebKitGTK vulnerabilities↗2023-02-13
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Red Hat
webkitgtk: memory corruption issue leading to arbitrary code execution↗2023-02-02
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Apple
CVE-2023-23518: tvOS 16.3↗2023-01-24
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Apple
CVE-2023-23518: iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3↗2023-01-23
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