CVE-2023-42916
Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Required action
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
CISA notes
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-2023-42916
Description
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1.2 and iPadOS 17.1.2, macOS Sonoma 14.1.2, Safari 17.1.2. Processing web content may disclose sensitive information. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.1.
Severity
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NAffected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Safari | unspecified to <17.1 |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified to <14.1 |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified to <17.1 |
References
18 Links- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214033
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214032
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214031
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214033
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/05/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P5LQS6VEI7VIZNC7QGQ62EOV45R5RJIR/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AD2KIHHCUBQC2YYH3FJWAHI5BG3QETOH/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214034
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5575
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/3
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/4
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/5
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/8
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-04
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214062
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/35
Record Details
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