CVE-2023-42883 — 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 BufferCWE-20 — Improper Input Validation13 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.03%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
8
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple MacosApple Safari+5 more
Timeline
PublishedDec 12
Latest updateJan 15

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, tvOS 17.2, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3. Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages11 packages

▶NVDapple/ipados17.0 — 17.2+1
▶CVEListV5apple/ios_and_ipadosunspecified — 17.2+1
▶CVEListV5apple/tvosunspecified — 17.2
▶NVDapple/tvos< 17.2
▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 14.2

Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0, 12.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

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CVEList
CVE-2023-42883: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2023-12-12
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OSV
CVE-2023-42883: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2023-12-12
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GHSA
GHSA-r8h5-fm59-g356: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2023-12-12
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
WebKitGTK vulnerability↗2024-01-15
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Red Hat
webkitgtk: processing a malicious image may lead to a denial of service↗2023-12-12
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Apple
CVE-2023-42883: watchOS 10.2↗2023-12-11
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Apple
CVE-2023-42883: iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3↗2023-12-11
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Apple
CVE-2023-42883: Safari 17.2↗2023-12-11
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CVE-2023-42883 — Apple IOS AND Ipados vulnerability | cvebase