Vulnerability · Published Dec 12, 2023 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2023-42898
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 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.5% 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 14.2, watchOS 10.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, tvOS 17.2. Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214040
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214041
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/7
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214041
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214040
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214035