CVE-2023-41976
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CVE-2023-41976 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, watchOS 10.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.1, Safari 17.1, tvOS 17.1. EPSS estimates a 1.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, watchOS 10.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Sonoma 14.1, Safari 17.1, tvOS 17.1. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Safari | < 17.1 |
| Apple | Ipados | < 16.7.2 |
| Apple | Ipados | >= 17.0, < 17.1 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | < 16.7.2 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | >= 17.0, < 17.1 |
| Apple | Macos | >= 14.0, < 14.1 |
| Apple | Tvos | < 17.1 |
| Apple | Watchos | < 10.1 |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/22Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/27Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213986Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/22Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/27Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213986Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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