Known Exploited Vulnerability
6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-42916
Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Read - [Actively Exploited]
Description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. 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 disclose sensitive information. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.1.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 30, 2023, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 29, 2024, 3:03 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

For the benefit of the cybersecurity community and network defenders—and to help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity—CISA maintains the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild.

Description :

Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari WebKit contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that may disclose sensitive information when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.

Required Action :

Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Notes :

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214031, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214032, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214033 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42916

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-42916 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-42916 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 safari
4 Apple ipados
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Webkitgtk webkitgtk\+
: Total Affected Vendor : 4 | Products : 7
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-2023-42916.

URL Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/8 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/35 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/05/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AD2KIHHCUBQC2YYH3FJWAHI5BG3QETOH/ Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/P5LQS6VEI7VIZNC7QGQ62EOV45R5RJIR/ Mailing List
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-04 Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214031 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214032 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214033 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214033 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214034 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214062 Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5575 Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/8 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/35 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/05/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AD2KIHHCUBQC2YYH3FJWAHI5BG3QETOH/ Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/P5LQS6VEI7VIZNC7QGQ62EOV45R5RJIR/ Mailing List
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-04 Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214031 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214032 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214033 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214033 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214034 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214062 Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5575 Mailing List

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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RENANZG/My-Forensics

Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR)

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HTML Shell YARA

Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago
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RENANZG/My-Debian-GNU-Linux

Collection of Solutions for Debian GNU/Linux End Users

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Ostorlab/KEV

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

cisa-kev vulnerability 0day cisa exploits

Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago
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Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1228 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-42916 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • BleepingComputer
Apple fixes two zero-days used in attacks on Intel-based Macs

Apple released emergency security updates to fix two zero-day vulnerabilities that were exploited in attacks on Intel-based Mac systems. "Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been explo ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 19, 2024 (1 month ago)
CVE-2024-44309 CVE-2024-44308 CVE-2023-42917 CVE-2023-42916 CVE-2023-42824 CVE-2023-5217 CVE-2023-41993 CVE-2023-41992 CVE-2023-41991 CVE-2023-41064 ...+12 more CVE

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-42916 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.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214031 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214031 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214031 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214031 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214032 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214032 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214032 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214032 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214033 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214033 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214033 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214033 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214033 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214033 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214033 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214033 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214034 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214034 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214034 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214034 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214062 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214062 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214062 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214062 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5575 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5575 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5575 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5575 Mailing List
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/3
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/4
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/5
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/8
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/35
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/05/1
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AD2KIHHCUBQC2YYH3FJWAHI5BG3QETOH/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/P5LQS6VEI7VIZNC7QGQ62EOV45R5RJIR/
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-04
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214031
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214032
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214033
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214033
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214034
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214062
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5575
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AD2KIHHCUBQC2YYH3FJWAHI5BG3QETOH/ Mailing List, Release Notes https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AD2KIHHCUBQC2YYH3FJWAHI5BG3QETOH/ Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/P5LQS6VEI7VIZNC7QGQ62EOV45R5RJIR/ Mailing List, Release Notes https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/P5LQS6VEI7VIZNC7QGQ62EOV45R5RJIR/ Mailing List
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-125
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/3 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/4 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/5 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/8 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/35 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/35 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AD2KIHHCUBQC2YYH3FJWAHI5BG3QETOH/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AD2KIHHCUBQC2YYH3FJWAHI5BG3QETOH/ Mailing List, Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/P5LQS6VEI7VIZNC7QGQ62EOV45R5RJIR/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/P5LQS6VEI7VIZNC7QGQ62EOV45R5RJIR/ Mailing List, Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-04 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-04 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214033 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214033 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214034 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214034 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214062 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214062 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5575 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5575 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.1.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.1.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.1.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.1.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.1.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.8.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.0 up to (excluding) 16.7.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0 up to (excluding) 17.1.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.8.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.0 up to (excluding) 16.7.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0 up to (excluding) 17.1.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.1.2
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:webkitgtk:webkitgtk\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.42.3
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214033 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214034 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214062 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jan. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/35 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-04 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/4 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/5 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/8 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/3 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5575 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/P5LQS6VEI7VIZNC7QGQ62EOV45R5RJIR/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AD2KIHHCUBQC2YYH3FJWAHI5BG3QETOH/ [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 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:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/05/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/05/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214031 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214031 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214032 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214032 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214033 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214033 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.1.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.1.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.1.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.1.2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 05, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/05/1 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 30, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. 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 disclose sensitive information. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.1.
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214033 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214032 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214031 [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-2023-42916 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-2023-42916 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.40 }} -0.08%

score

0.73260

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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