Vulnerability · Published Oct 25, 2023 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2023-41983
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 74% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 25.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, Safari 17.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.42.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2024:2982 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.42.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2024:2126 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.42.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2024:2982 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.42.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2024:2126 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.42.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2024:2982 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.42.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2024:2126 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.42.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2024:2982 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.42.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2024:2126 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.42.2-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-41983 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.42.2-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5557-1 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.42.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-41983 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.42.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-41983 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-41983 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | 2.42.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-41983 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.42.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-41983 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 0:2.42.5-1.el8 | RLSA-2024:2982 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-41983 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-41983 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.42.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-6490-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.42.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-41983 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.42.2-1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-41983 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-41983 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 16.7 |
| Apple | Safari | unspecified – before 17.1 |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – before 14.1 |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 17.1 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213986
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/27
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZTCZGQPRDAOPP6NK4CIDJKIPMBWD5J7K/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/15/1
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5557
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RPPMOWFYZODONTA3RLZOKSGNR4DELGG2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S3O7ITSBZDHLBM5OG22K6RZAHRRTGECM/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33