Vulnerability · Published Dec 12, 2023 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2023-42899
High 7.8
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 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.3% 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, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, tvOS 17.2, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 17.2 |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 16.7 |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – before 13.6 |
| Apple | tvOS | unspecified – before 17.2 |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – before 12.7 |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – before 14.2 |
| Apple | watchOS | unspecified – before 10.2 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214034
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214040
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037
- 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/10
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/8
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/11
- 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/HT214037
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214035