CVE-2023-41983 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer11 documents8 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.1%
top 21.85%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
7
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple MacosApple Safari+4 more
Timeline
PublishedOct 25
Latest updateNov 20

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, Safari 17.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages7 packages

▶NVDapple/ipados17.0 — 17.1+1
▶CVEListV5apple/ios_and_ipadosunspecified — 16.7+1
▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 14.1
▶NVDapple/macos14.0 — 14.1
▶CVEListV5apple/safariunspecified — 17.1

Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0, 12.0, Fedora 37, 38, 39

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
CVE-2023-41983: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2023-10-25
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GHSA
GHSA-ch8m-5863-fcr7: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2023-10-25
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CVEList
CVE-2023-41983: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2023-10-25
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
WebKitGTK vulnerabilities↗2023-11-20
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Red Hat
webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to a denial of service↗2023-11-15
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Apple
CVE-2023-41983: iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2↗2023-10-25
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Apple
CVE-2023-41983: macOS Sonoma 14.1↗2023-10-25
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Apple
CVE-2023-41983: iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1↗2023-10-25
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CVE-2023-41983 — Apple IOS AND Ipados vulnerability | cvebase