high
8.8
CWE
416 119 20 190 362
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2023-28198: Use After Free

First published: Mon Mar 27 2023(Updated: )

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Ventura 13.3. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Credit: Mickey Jin @patch1t Xin Huang @11iaxH CVE-2023-0049 CVE-2023-0051 CVE-2023-0054 CVE-2023-0288 CVE-2023-0433 CVE-2023-0512 Gertjan Franken imecKU Leuven hazbinhotel Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeGeorgy Kucherin @kucher1n KasperskyLeonid Bezvershenko @bzvr_ KasperskyBoris Larin @oct0xor Kaspersky KasperskyValentin Pashkov Kasperskyan anonymous researcher Anonymous Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeDohyun Lee @l33d0hyun SSD Labscrixer @pwning_me SSD LabsYe Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu SecurityJubaer Alnazi TRS Group of CompaniesCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive Securityjzhu Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMeysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM Mbition Mercedesryuzaki Yiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit Murray Mike Pan ZhenPeng @Peterpan0927 STAR Labs SG PteArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Félix Poulin-Bélanger David Pan Ogea Xinru Chi Pangu LabNed Williamson Google Project ZeroAdam Doupé ASU SEFCOMsqrtpwn an anonymous researcher Red CanaryBrandon Dalton @partyD0lphin Red CanaryMilan Tenk F FArthur Valiev FZweig Kunlun LabJoshua Jones Zhuowei Zhang developStorm Khiem Tran Mickey Jin @patch1t FFRI Security IncKoh M. Nakagawa FFRI Security Inc Offensive SecurityMasahiro Kawada @kawakatz GMO Cybersecurity by IeraeJubaer Alnazi Jabin TRS Group Of Companies Alibaba GroupWenchao Li Alibaba GroupXiaolong Bai Alibaba GroupAdam M. Guilherme Rambo Best Buddy AppsABC Research s.r.o. Mohamed Ghannam @_simo36 Chan Shue Long Offensive SecurityRıza Sabuncu @rizasabuncu JeongOhKyea Tingting Yin Tsinghua UniversityJunoh Lee at Theori CVE-2022-43551 CVE-2022-43552 Aleksandar Nikolic Cisco TalosMikko Kenttälä ) @Turmio_ SensorFu product-security@apple.com Pan ZhenPeng STAR Labs SG PteZechao Cai @Zech4o Zhejiang UniversityAbhay Kailasia @abhay_kailasia Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology BhopalAnton Spivak Hyeon Park @tree_segment Team ApplePIEMohamed GHANNAM @_simo36 Mohamed GHANNAM Itay Iellin General Motors Product Cyber SecurityJianjun Dai 360 Vulnerability Research InstituteGuang Gong 360 Vulnerability Research Institute

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<13.3
13.3
Apple Mobile Safari<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.4
iOS<16.4
Apple iOS and macOS>=13.0<13.3
WebKitGTK+<2.40.1
wpewebkit WPE WebKit<2.40.1
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.7.4
15.7.4
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.7.4
15.7.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2023-28198?

    CVE-2023-28198 is a use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit that allows arbitrary code execution.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2023-28198?

    CVE-2023-28198 affects iOS versions up to, but not including 16.4, iPadOS versions up to, but not including 16.4, and macOS Ventura versions up to, but not including 13.3.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-28198?

    CVE-2023-28198 has a severity rating of 8.8 (high).

  • How can I fix CVE-2023-28198?

    To fix CVE-2023-28198, update your iOS device to version 16.4, iPadOS device to version 16.4, or macOS Ventura device to version 13.3.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-28198?

    You can find more information about CVE-2023-28198 at the following references: [link1], [link2], [link3].

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