Exploited
critical
9.8
CWE
754
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2023-41993: Apple Multiple Products WebKit Code Execution Vulnerability

First published: Thu Sep 21 2023(Updated: )

Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari WebKit contain an unspecified vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.

Credit: product-security@apple.com product-security@apple.com product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS Ventura<13.6
13.6
Apple Safari<16.6.1
16.6.1
Apple iOS<17.0.1
17.0.1
Apple iPadOS<17.0.1
17.0.1
Apple iOS<16.7
16.7
Apple iPadOS<16.7
16.7
Apple Safari<17
17
Apple Safari<17.0
Apple iPadOS<16.7
Apple iPhone OS<16.7
Apple macOS<14.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=38
Fedoraproject Fedora=39
ubuntu/webkit2gtk<2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
ubuntu/webkit2gtk<2.42.1-0ubuntu0.23.04.1
2.42.1-0ubuntu0.23.04.1
ubuntu/webkit2gtk<2.42.1
2.42.1
debian/webkit2gtk<=2.36.4-1~deb10u1<=2.38.6-0+deb10u1
2.42.2-1~deb11u1
2.44.1-1~deb11u1
2.42.2-1~deb12u1
2.44.1-1~deb12u1
2.44.1-1
debian/wpewebkit<=2.38.6-1~deb11u1<=2.38.6-1
2.44.1-1
Apple macOS Sonoma<14
14
IBM MQ Operator<=SC2 (formerly LTS): v3.2.0, v3.2.1CD:  v3.0.0, v3.0.1, v3.1.0 - 3.1.3 LTS: v2.0.0 - 2.0.23 Other Release: v2.4.0 - v2.4.8, v2.3.0 - 2.3.3, v2.2.0 - v2.2.2
IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images<=CD: 9.4.0.0-r1, 9.3.4.0-r1, 9.3.4.1-r1,9.3.5.0-r1,9.3.5.0-r2,9.3.5.1-r1, 9.3.5.1-r2LTS: 9.2.0.1-r1-eus, 9.2.0.2-r1-eus, 9.2.0.2-r2-eus, 9.2.0.4-r1-eus, 9.2.0.5-r1-eus, 9.2.0.5-r2-eus, 9.2.0.5-r3-eus, 9.2.0.6-r1-eus, 9.2.0.6-r2-eus, 9.2.0.6-r3-eus, 9.2.3.0-r1, 9.2.4.0-r1, 9.2.5.0-r1, 9.2.5.0-r2, 9.2.5.0-r3, 9.3.0.0-r1, 9.3.0.0-r2, 9.3.0.0-r3, 9.3.0.1-r1, 9.3.0.1-r2, 9.3.0.1-r3, 9.3.0.1-r4, 9.3.0.3-r1, 9.3.0.4-r1, 9.3.0.4-r2, 9.3.0.5-r1, 9.3.0.5-r2, 9.3.0.5-r3, 9.3.0.6-r1, 9.3.0.10-r1, 9.3.0.10-r2, 9.3.0.11-r1,9.3.0.11-r2, 9.3.0.15-r1, 9.3.0.16-r1, 9.3.0.16-r2, 9.3.0.17-r1, 9.3.0.17-r2, 9.3.0.17-r3 Other Release: 9.2.0.1-r1-eus, 9.2.0.2-r1-eus, 9.2.0.2-r2-eus, 9.2.0.4-r1-eus, 9.2.0.5-r1-eus, 9.2.0.5-r2-eus, 9.2.0.5-r3-eus, 9.2.0.6-r1-eus, 9.2.0.6-r2-eus, 9.2.0.6-r3-eus, 9.2.3.0-r1, 9.2.4.0-r1, 9.2.5.0-r1, 9.2.5.0-r2, 9.2.5.0-r3, 9.3.0.0-r1, 9.3.0.0-r2, 9.3.0.0-r3, 9.3.0.1-r1, 9.3.0.1-r2, 9.3.0.1-r3, 9.3.0.1-r4,  9.3.0.3-r1,  9.3.0.4-r1, 9.3.0.4-r2,  9.3.0.5-r1, 9.3.0.5-r2, 9.3.0.5-r3,  9.3.0.6-r1,  9.3.1.0-r1, 9.3.1.0-r2, 9.3.1.0-r3, 9.3.1.1-r1, 9.3.2.0-r1, 9.3.2.0-r2, 9.3.2.1-r1, 9.3.2.1-r2,  9.3.3.0-r1, 9.3.3.0-r2, 9.3.3.1-r1, 9.3.3.1-r2, 9.3.3.2-r1, 9.3.3.2-r2, 9.3.3.2-r3, ,9.3.3.3-r1,  9.3.3.3-r2
Apple iPadOS<17.0.1
Apple iPhone OS<17.0.1
Fedoraproject Fedora=37
Debian Debian Linux=11.0
Debian Debian Linux=12.0
Oracle GraalVM=20.3.13
Oracle GraalVM=21.3.9
Oracle JDK=1.8.0-update401
Oracle JRE=1.8.0-update401
Netapp Cloud Insights Acquisition Unit
Netapp Cloud Insights Storage Workload Security Agent
NetApp OnCommand Insight
NetApp OnCommand Workflow Automation
Webkitgtk Webkitgtk\+<2.42.2
Apple Multiple Products

Remedy

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2023-41993?

    CVE-2023-41993 is a vulnerability in WebKit that allows arbitrary code execution.

  • Which versions of iOS and iPadOS are affected by CVE-2023-41993?

    iOS versions up to 16.7 and iPadOS versions up to 16.7 are affected by CVE-2023-41993.

  • How was CVE-2023-41993 addressed?

    CVE-2023-41993 was addressed with improved checks in iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, iOS 17.0.1 and iPadOS 17.0.1, Safari 16.6.1.

  • Is there a remedy available for macOS Ventura?

    No, there is no specific remedy available for macOS Ventura.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-41993?

    You can find more information about CVE-2023-41993 on the Apple support website.

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