6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-42956
Safari Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2. Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service.

INFO

Published Date :

March 28, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 1, 2024, 7:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-42956 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
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-2023-42956.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/26/1
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IXLXIOAH5S7J22LJTCIAVFVVJ4TESAX4/
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214039 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214039

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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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-42956 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-42956 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 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Nov. 01, 2024

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

    Jun. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214039 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    May. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IXLXIOAH5S7J22LJTCIAVFVVJ4TESAX4/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/26/1 [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 08, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214039 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214039 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.2
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2. Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service.
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214039 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036 [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-2023-42956 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-2023-42956 weaknesses.

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