CVE-2023-42848

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to heap corruption.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213988

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:14.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::

History

04 Nov 2025, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982 - () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 - () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213988 -

Information

Published : 2024-02-21 07:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-42848

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42848

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42848

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

watchos
iphone_os
ipad_os
tvos
macos

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

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