CVE-2023-23517 (GCVE-0-2023-23517)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-27 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-11 15:34
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Summary
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3, macOS Big Sur 11.7.3, Safari 16.3, tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
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Impacted products
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Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 16.3 (custom)
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Apple tvOS Affected: unspecified , < 16.3 (custom)
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Apple Safari Affected: unspecified , < 16.3 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 11.7 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 13.2 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 12.6 (custom)
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Apple watchOS Affected: unspecified , < 9.3 (custom)
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