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

provenance: imported · CVE: CVE-2023-42917

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

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Vendor / project Apple
Product Multiple Products
Date added 2023-12-04
Due date 2023-12-25
Ransomware campaign use Unknown

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

References

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