CVE-2023-42917: Apple Multiple Products WebKit Memory Corruption Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Description

Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari WebKit contain a memory corruption vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.

Required action (CISA)

Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

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-2023-42917

Weakness behind it

CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-787. From there the chain continues into CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques, all inside this corpus.

References

• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42917
• KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog