Vulnerability · Published Dec 12, 2023 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2023-42890
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity code injection 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 3.2% (higher than 88% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)3.2%top 11.8% 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, watchOS 10.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, tvOS 17.2. 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: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 | 2.42.1-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5527-1 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.42.1-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42890 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.42.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42890 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.42.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42890 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42890 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | 2.42.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42890 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.42.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42890 |
| 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-2023-42890 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42890 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42890 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42890 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-94
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214039
- 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
- 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/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://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33