Exploited
high
8.8
CWE
416 119 20 362 89
Advisory Published
CVE Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2023-32373: Apple Multiple Products WebKit Use-After-Free Vulnerability

First published: Thu May 18 2023(Updated: )

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, Safari 16.5, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

Credit: James Duffy (mangoSecure) Kirin @Pwnrin Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Wenchao Li Alibaba GroupXiaolong Bai Alibaba GroupMickey Jin @patch1t Tencent Security Xuanwu LabZhipeng Huo @R3dF09 Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab an anonymous researcher Khiem Tran Gergely Kalman @gergely_kalman SecuRing SecuRingWojciech Reguła SecuRingYiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit CVE-2023-22809 Satish Panduranga Ivan Fratric Google Project ZeroAdam M. Wojciech Regula SecuRingIgnacio Sanmillan @ulexec Clément Lecigne Google's Threat Analysis GroupDonncha Ó Cearbhaill Amnesty InternationalPan ZhenPeng @Peterpan0927 STAR Labs SG PteGerhard Muth Dimitrios Tatsis Cisco TalosMickey Jin @patch1t Zitong Wu (吴梓桐) Zhuhai NoMeysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM Mbition MercedesMeysam Firouzi @R00tkitsmm Trend Micro Zero Day Initiativehou xuewei vmk msu @p1ay8y3ar CertiK SkyFall Team Pinauten GmbHLinus Henze Pinauten GmbH08Tc3wBB JamfAdam Doupé ASU SEFCOMEloi Benoist-Vanderbeken @elvanderb SynacktivWojciech Reguła @_r3ggi SecuRingOSS-Fuzz Google Project ZeroNed Williamson Google Project ZeroJonathan Bar Or MicrosoftAnurag Bohra Microsoft MicrosoftMichael Pearse MicrosoftThijs Alkemade @xnyhps Computest Sector 7Gergely Kalman @gergely_kalman Michael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeThijs Alkemade Computest Sector 7Jonathan Fritz Julian Szulc Holger Fuhrmannek Deutsche Telekom Security GmbH on behalf of BSIYiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit FFRI Security IncKoh M. Nakagawa FFRI Security IncKirin @Pwnrin Offensive SecurityJeff Johnson (underpassapp.com) Offensive Security Offensive SecurityCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive SecuritySergii Kryvoblotskyi MacPaw IncABC Research s.r.o. Google Project ZeroJiwon Park Mohamed GHANNAM @_simo36 Amat Cama Vigilant Labs product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
ubuntu/webkit2gtk<2.40.2
2.40.2
ubuntu/webkit2gtk<2.40.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
2.40.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
ubuntu/webkit2gtk<2.40.4-0ubuntu0.23.04.1
2.40.4-0ubuntu0.23.04.1
debian/webkit2gtk<=2.36.4-1~deb10u1<=2.38.6-0+deb10u1
2.42.2-1~deb11u1
2.42.5-1~deb11u1
2.42.2-1~deb12u1
2.42.5-1~deb12u1
2.42.5-1
debian/wpewebkit<=2.38.6-1~deb11u1<=2.38.6-1
2.42.5-1
2.42.5-1.1
Apple Multiple Products
Apple macOS<13.4
13.4
tvOS<16.5
16.5
Apple Mobile Safari<16.5
16.5
Apple Mobile Safari<16.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.7.6
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS>=16.0<16.5
iOS>=15.0<15.7.6
iOS>=16.0<16.5
Apple iOS and macOS<13.4
tvOS<16.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<9.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=8.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=9.0
WebKitGTK+<2.42.3
iOS>=15.0.0<15.7.6
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.5
16.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<16.5
16.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.7.6
15.7.6
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.7.6
15.7.6
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<9.5
9.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2023-32373?

    CVE-2023-32373 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Apple Multiple Products WebKit.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-32373?

    The severity of CVE-2023-32373 is high with a CVSS score of 8.8.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2023-32373?

    The affected software versions include watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, Safari 16.5, iOS 16.5, and iPadOS 16.5.

  • How can I fix CVE-2023-32373?

    To fix CVE-2023-32373, update your software to the fixed versions: watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, Safari 16.5, iOS 16.5, and iPadOS 16.5.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-32373?

    You can find more information about CVE-2023-32373 on the Apple support website: [Link](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213757), [Link](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213758), [Link](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213761).

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