8.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-41976
Apple iOS Safari Use-After-Free Arbitrary Code Execution
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 25, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 7, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-41976 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple tvos
4 Apple watchos
5 Apple safari
6 Apple ipados
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-41976.

URL Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/22 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/27 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213986 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-41976 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/22 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/22 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/27 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/27 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213986 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213986 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.7.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0 up to (excluding) 17.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.7.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0 up to (excluding) 17.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/27 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/22 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-41976 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-41976 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.46 }} -0.08%

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0.72497

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