CVE-2023-42917

HIGHCISA KEV

8.8

Description

A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. 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 lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.1.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published11/30/2023

Last Modified10/23/2025

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorApple

ProductMultiple Products

Vulnerability NameApple Multiple Products WebKit Memory Corruption Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2023-12-04

Remediation Due Date2023-12-25

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

apple:ipadosapple:iphone_osapple:macosapple:safaridebian:debian_linuxfedoraproject:fedorawebkitgtk:webkitgtk\+

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787CWE-787

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12(product-security@apple.com)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13(product-security@apple.com)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/3(product-security@apple.com)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/4(product-security@apple.com)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/5(product-security@apple.com)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/8(product-security@apple.com)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/35(product-security@apple.com)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/05/1(product-security@apple.com)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AD2KIHHCUBQC2YYH3FJWAHI5BG3QETOH/(product-security@apple.com)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P5LQS6VEI7VIZNC7QGQ62EOV45R5RJIR/(product-security@apple.com)

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-04(product-security@apple.com)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214031(product-security@apple.com)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214032(product-security@apple.com)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214033(product-security@apple.com)

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214033(product-security@apple.com)

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214034(product-security@apple.com)

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214062(product-security@apple.com)

https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5575(product-security@apple.com)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/3(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/4(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/5(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/8(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/35(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/05/1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AD2KIHHCUBQC2YYH3FJWAHI5BG3QETOH/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P5LQS6VEI7VIZNC7QGQ62EOV45R5RJIR/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-04(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214031(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214032(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214033(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214033(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214034(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214062(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5575(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-42917(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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