🛡️ CVE-2023-42890
🟠 CVSS 8.8 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-94 NVD
8.8
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2, watchOS 10.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, tvOS 17.2. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.8
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-94
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2023-12-12
Updated 2026-06-08
Modified 2024-11-21
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
ipados — 17.2
iphone-os — 17.2
macos 14.0 14.2
safari — 17.2
tvos — 17.2
watchos — 10.2

References

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/6
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/7
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/18/1
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214039
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214040
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214041
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/6
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/7
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/18/1
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214039
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214040
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214041

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