RCE in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2023-42890
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.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.032 (87.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple iOS And Ipados — versions unspecified
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Safari — versions unspecified
- Apple tvOS — versions unspecified
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT214039 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT214040 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT214041 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT214039
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/7 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/6 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-42890?
- CVE-2023-42890 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-12-12.
- How severe is CVE-2023-42890?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-42890 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.