Apple Multiple Products WebKit Memory Corruption
What to do
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
CISA deadline 2023-12-25 · passed 2 years 8 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA
What happened
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari WebKit contain a memory corruption vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.
Who is affected
Apple Multiple Products. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.
Weakness class: CWE-787.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinepassed 2 years 8 months ago
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2023-42917 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42917
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- support.apple.com support.apple.com/en-us/HT214031
- support.apple.com support.apple.com/en-us/HT214032
- support.apple.com support.apple.com/en-us/HT214033
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42917