CVE-2023-38600: Buffer Overflow

Published Jul 24, 2023
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Updated

Accessibility. A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

Other sources

Accounts. A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

— Apple

AMD. A race condition was addressed with improved state handling.

— Apple

Apple Neural Engine. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.

— Apple

AppSandbox. A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

— Apple

Credit

Nick Brook, Kirin@@Pwnrin, pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Ant Security Light), Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Kirin@@Pwnrin(SecuRing), (SecuRing), found by OSS-Fuzz, Zweig(Kunlun Lab), 香农的三蹦子(Pangu Lab), an anonymous researcher, Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng@@peternguyen14(STAR Labs SG Pte), Certik Skyfall Team, Valentin Pashkov(Kaspersky), Mikhail Vinogradov(Kaspersky), Georgy Kucherin@@kucher1n(Kaspersky), Leonid Bezvershenko@@bzvr_(Kaspersky), (Kaspersky), Boris Larin@@oct0xor(Kaspersky), Kaitao Xie(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Certik Skyfall Team(Ant Security Light), Sei K., Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Noah Roskin-Frazee, Thijs Alkemade(Computest Sector 7), Adam M., Johan Carlsson (joaxcar), Hritvik Taneja, Jason Kim, Jie Jeff Xu, Stephan van Schaik, Daniel Genkin, Yuval Yarom, Narendra Bhati (twitter.com/imnarendrabhati)(Suma Soft Pvt), Pune - India(TU Wien), Valentino Dalla Valle(TU Wien), Pedro Bernardo(TU Wien), Marco Squarcina(TU Wien), (TU Wien), Lorenzo Veronese(TU Wien), Pune - India, Yuhao Hu, Jiming Wang, Jikai Ren, Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Francisco Alonso@@revskills, Junsung Lee, 이준성(Junsung Lee)(Cross Republic), Apple, YeongHyeon Choi@@hyeon101010, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Erhad Husovic, CVE-2023-28319, CVE-2023-28320, CVE-2023-28321, CVE-2023-28322, Bool(YunShangHuaAn), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Taavi Eomäe(Zone Media O), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), (Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2023-1916, Jonathan Bar Or(Microsoft), Emanuele Cozzi(Microsoft), (Microsoft), Michael Pearse(Microsoft), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Sandipan Roy, James Duffy (mangoSecure), Michael Cowell, David Hoyt(Hoyt LLC), Wenchao Li(Hangzhou Orange Shield Information Technology Co), Xiaolong Bai(Hangzhou Orange Shield Information Technology Co), Ltd., CVE-2023-1801, Matthew Loewen, CVE-2023-2426, CVE-2023-2609, CVE-2023-2610, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Pr, Yishu Wang, ABC Research s.r.o.

Affected Software

19 affected componentsFixes available
ubuntu/webkit2gtk<2.40.5
2.40.5
ubuntu/webkit2gtk<2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
ubuntu/webkit2gtk<2.40.5-0ubuntu0.23.04.1
2.40.5-0ubuntu0.23.04.1
ubuntu/webkit2gtk<2.40.5-1
2.40.5-1
debian/webkit2gtk<=2.36.4-1~deb10u1, <=2.38.6-0+deb10u1
2.42.2-1~deb11u12.42.5-1~deb11u12.42.2-1~deb12u12.42.5-1~deb12u12.42.5-1
debian/wpewebkit<=2.38.6-1~deb11u1, <=2.38.6-1
2.42.5-12.42.5-1.1
redhat/webkitgtk<2.40.5
2.40.5
Apple tvOS<16.6
16.6
Apple WatchOS<9.6
9.6
Apple macOS Ventura<13.5
13.5
Apple Safari<16.6
16.6
Apple iOS<16.6
16.6
Apple iPadOS<16.6
16.6
Apple Safari<16.6
Apple iPadOS<16.6
Apple iPhone OS<16.6
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.5
Apple tvOS<16.6
Apple WatchOS<9.6

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 2.40.5
  2. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
  3. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.23.04.1
  4. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 2.40.5-1
  5. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 2.42.2-1~deb11u1Fixed in 2.42.5-1~deb11u1Fixed in 2.42.2-1~deb12u1Fixed in 2.42.5-1~deb12u1Fixed in 2.42.5-1
  6. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 2.42.5-1Fixed in 2.42.5-1.1
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade tvOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.6
  8. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 9.6
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Ventura to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 13.5
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade Safari to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.6
  11. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 16.6
  12. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 16.6
  13. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 2.40.5
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 13.5
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.6
  16. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.6
  17. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.6
  18. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple tvOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.6
  19. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple macOS Ventura to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 13.5
  20. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple Safari to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.6
  21. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple watchOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 9.6

Event History

Jul 24, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Jul 27, 2023
CVE Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:22 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:22 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Aug 10, 2023
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·11:33 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
May 28, 2025
Exploit Published
via GitHub·01:40 PM

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-38600.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-38600?

The severity of CVE-2023-38600 is high with a severity value of 8.8.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2023-38600?

CVE-2023-38600 affects iOS versions up to and excluding 16.6, iPadOS versions up to and excluding 16.6, tvOS versions up to and excluding 16.6, macOS Ventura versions up to and excluding 13.5, Safari versions up to and excluding 16.6, and watchOS versions up to and excluding 9.6.

4

How is CVE-2023-38600 fixed?

CVE-2023-38600 is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, Safari 16.6, and watchOS 9.6.

5

Can CVE-2023-38600 lead to arbitrary code execution?

Yes, processing web content with CVE-2023-38600 may lead to arbitrary code execution.

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