Vulnerability · Published Apr 11, 2025 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2023-42970
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free 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 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, watchOS 10, tvOS 17, Safari 17. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.42.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2024:2982 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.42.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2024:2982 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.42.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2024:2982 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.42.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2024:2982 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.42.1-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42970 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.42.1-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5527-1 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.42.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42970 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.42.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42970 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42970 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | 2.42.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42970 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.42.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42970 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42970 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42970 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42970 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42970 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H