CVE-2023-23517: Buffer Overflow

Published Jan 23, 2023
·
Updated

Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

Versions affected: WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit before 2.38.4.

https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2023-0001.html

Other sources

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.

— MITRE

WebKit. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

WebKit. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

Credit

YeongHyeon Choi@@hyeon101010(Team ApplePIE), Hyeon Park@@tree_segment(Team ApplePIE), SeOk JEON@@_seokjeon(Team ApplePIE), YoungSung Ahn@@_ZeroSung(Team ApplePIE), JunSeo Bae@@snakebjs0107(Team ApplePIE), Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(Team ApplePIE), ChengGang Wu(Institute of Computing Technology), Yan Kang(Institute of Computing Technology), YuHao Hu(Institute of Computing Technology), Yue Sun(Institute of Computing Technology), Jiming Wang(Institute of Computing Technology), JiKai Ren(Institute of Computing Technology), Hang Shu(Institute of Computing Technology), Chinese Academy(Sciences)

Affected Software

19 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.7.3
11.7.3
Apple tvOS<16.3
16.3
Apple WatchOS<9.3
9.3
Apple macOS Monterey<12.6.3
12.6.3
Apple macOS Ventura<13.2
13.2
Apple Safari<16.3
16.3
Apple iOS<16.3
16.3
Apple iPadOS<16.3
16.3
Apple Safari<16.3
Apple iPadOS<16.3
Apple iPhone OS<16.3
Apple macOS<11.7.3
Apple macOS>=12.0<12.6.3
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.2
Apple tvOS<16.3
Apple WatchOS<9.3
redhat/webkitgtk<2.38.4
2.38.4
debian/webkit2gtk
2.50.6-1~deb12u22.50.6-1~deb12u12.52.6-1~deb13u12.54.0-1~deb13u32.52.6-12.54.2-2
debian/wpewebkit
2.38.6-12.48.3-12.54.2-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple macOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.7.3
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade tvOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.3
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 9.3
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.6.3
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Ventura to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 13.2
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade Safari to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.3
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS and iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.3
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.3
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/WebKitGTK to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.38.4
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/webkit2gtk to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.50.6-1~deb12u2Fixed in 2.50.6-1~deb12u1Fixed in 2.52.6-1~deb13u1Fixed in 2.54.0-1~deb13u3Fixed in 2.52.6-1Fixed in 2.54.2-2
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/wpewebkit to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.38.6-1Fixed in 2.48.3-1Fixed in 2.54.2-1
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.38.4

Event History

Feb 7, 2023
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·11:18 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Feb 27, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness

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