Vulnerability in Apple Ios And Ipados
CVE-2023-42917
A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1.2 and iPadOS 17.1.2, macOS Sonoma 14.1.2, Safari 17.1.2. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of…
EPSS: 0.001 (25.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apple Ios And Ipados — versions unspecified
- Apple Macos — versions unspecified
- Apple Safari — versions unspecified
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT214033
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT214032
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT214031
- support.apple.com/kb/HT214033
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/05/1
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/…
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/…
- support.apple.com/kb/HT214034
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5575
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/3
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-42917?
- CVE-2023-42917 is a vulnerability in Apple Ios And Ipados. Published 2023-11-30.
- Is CVE-2023-42917 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2023-42917 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-12-04), indicating it is being actively exploited. 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.