Log in Start free

Vulnerability · Published Oct 25, 2023 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2023-42852

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-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 2.0% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.0%top 19.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, watchOS 10.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.1, Safari 17.1, tvOS 17.1. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8webkit2gtk32.42.5-1.el8ALSA-2024:2982
AlmaLinux:9webkit2gtk32.42.5-1.el9ALSA-2024:2126
AlmaLinux:8webkit2gtk3-devel2.42.5-1.el8ALSA-2024:2982
AlmaLinux:9webkit2gtk3-devel2.42.5-1.el9ALSA-2024:2126
AlmaLinux:8webkit2gtk3-jsc2.42.5-1.el8ALSA-2024:2982
AlmaLinux:9webkit2gtk3-jsc2.42.5-1.el9ALSA-2024:2126
AlmaLinux:8webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel2.42.5-1.el8ALSA-2024:2982
AlmaLinux:9webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel2.42.5-1.el9ALSA-2024:2126
Debian:12webkit2gtk2.42.2-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42852
Debian:12webkit2gtk2.42.2-1~deb12u1DSA-5557-1
Debian:13webkit2gtk2.42.2-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42852
Debian:14webkit2gtk2.42.2-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42852
Debian:12wpewebkitno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2023-42852
Debian:13wpewebkit2.42.2-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42852
Debian:14wpewebkit2.42.2-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42852
Rocky Linux:8webkit2gtk30:2.42.5-1.el8RLSA-2024:2982
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSqtwebkit-opensource-srcno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-42852
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSqtwebkit-opensource-srcno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-42852
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSwebkit2gtk2.42.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-6490-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSwebkit2gtk2.42.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42852
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSwebkit2gtk2.42.2-1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42852
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSwpewebkitno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-42852

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple iOS and iPadOS unspecified – before 16.7
Apple Safari unspecified – before 17.1
Apple tvOS unspecified – before 17.1
Apple macOS unspecified – before 14.1
Apple watchOS unspecified – before 10.1
Apple iOS and iPadOS unspecified – before 17.1

References