CVE-2023-42970

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.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

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/120330	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120947	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120948	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120949	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120950	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-04-11 15:15

Updated : 2025-04-29 20:08

NVD link : CVE-2023-42970

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42970

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42970

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

watchos
ipados
iphone_os
safari
tvos
macos

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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