CVE-2023-42875 (GCVE-0-2023-42875)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-11 14:53 – Updated: 2026-02-26 18:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, watchOS 10, tvOS 17, Safari 17. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
Severity
7.3 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-12 03:55 UTC
CWE
- The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
5 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS |
Affected:
unspecified , < 17
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Apple | macOS |
Affected:
unspecified , < 14
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Apple | watchOS |
Affected:
unspecified , < 10
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Apple | tvOS |
Affected:
unspecified , < 17
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Apple | Safari |
Affected:
unspecified , < 17
(custom)
|
guessed |
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