CVE-2023-42890 (GCVE-0-2023-42890)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-12 00:27 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:12
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Summary
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2, watchOS 10.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, tvOS 17.2. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple Safari Affected: unspecified , < 17.2 (custom)
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Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 17.2 (custom)
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Apple tvOS Affected: unspecified , < 17.2 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 14.2 (custom)
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Apple watchOS Affected: unspecified , < 10.2 (custom)
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