Vulnerability · Published Dec 12, 2023 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2023-42883
Medium 5.5
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 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, tvOS 17.2, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3. Processing an image 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 | 2.42.4-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42883 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.42.4-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5580-1 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.42.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42883 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.42.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42883 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42883 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | 2.42.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42883 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.42.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42883 |
| 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-2023-42883 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42883 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.42.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42883 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.42.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-6582-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42883 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214039
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214034
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214040
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214041
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214034
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214039
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/7
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/8
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/6
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/18/1
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5580