CVE-2023-42956
First published: Mon Dec 11 2023(Updated: )
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2. Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service.
Credit: product-security@apple.com product-security@apple.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Apple macOS Sonoma | <14.2 | 14.2 |
| Apple iOS | <17.2 | 17.2 |
| Apple iPadOS | <17.2 | 17.2 |
| Apple Safari | <17.2 | 17.2 |
| ubuntu/webkit2gtk | <2.44.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | 2.44.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 |
| ubuntu/webkit2gtk | <2.44.0-0ubuntu0.23.10.1 | 2.44.0-0ubuntu0.23.10.1 |
| ubuntu/webkit2gtk | <2.44.0 | 2.44.0 |
| Apple Safari | <17.2 | |
| Apple iPadOS | <17.2 | |
| Apple iPhone OS | <17.2 | |
| Apple macOS | >=14.0<14.2 | |
| debian/webkit2gtk | <=2.36.4-1~deb10u1<=2.38.6-0+deb10u1<=2.42.2-1~deb11u1<=2.42.2-1~deb12u1 | 2.44.1-1~deb11u1 2.44.1-1~deb12u1 2.44.1-1 |
| debian/wpewebkit | <=2.38.6-1~deb11u1<=2.38.6-1 | 2.44.1-1 |
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Reference Links
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214039 (Advisory)
- https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2024-0002.html
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42956
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6732-1
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42956
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2023-42956
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-42956
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-42956
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035 (Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036 (Advisory)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/26/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IXLXIOAH5S7J22LJTCIAVFVVJ4TESAX4/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214039
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214035
Peer vulnerabilities
(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
- CVE-2023-42937
- CVE-2023-42919
- CVE-2023-42896
- CVE-2023-42884
- CVE-2023-45866
- CVE-2023-42941
- CVE-2023-42962
- CVE-2023-42922
- CVE-2023-42898
- CVE-2023-42899
- CVE-2023-42888
- CVE-2023-42974
- CVE-2023-42914
- CVE-2023-42893
- CVE-2023-42923
- CVE-2023-42936
- CVE-2023-42897
- CVE-2023-42947
- CVE-2023-42890
- CVE-2023-42883
- CVE-2023-42950
- CVE-2023-42956
- CVE-2023-42874
- CVE-2023-42894
- CVE-2023-42901
- CVE-2023-42902
- CVE-2023-42912
- CVE-2023-42903
- CVE-2023-42904
- CVE-2023-42905
- CVE-2023-42906
- CVE-2023-42907
- CVE-2023-42908
- CVE-2023-42909
- CVE-2023-42910
- CVE-2023-42911
- CVE-2023-42926
- CVE-2023-42882
- CVE-2023-42881
- CVE-2023-42924
- CVE-2023-42900
- CVE-2023-42886
- CVE-2023-38545
- CVE-2023-38039
- CVE-2023-38546
- CVE-2023-42931
- CVE-2023-42892
- CVE-2023-42891
- CVE-2023-3618
- CVE-2020-19185
- CVE-2020-19186
- CVE-2020-19187
- CVE-2020-19188
- CVE-2020-19189
- CVE-2020-19190
- CVE-2023-42887
- CVE-2023-40390
- CVE-2023-42842
- CVE-2023-42930
- CVE-2023-42913
- CVE-2023-42932
- CVE-2023-40389
- CVE-2023-5344
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/type
- collector/apple-support
- source/Apple
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/severity
- agent/description
- agent/author
- collector/usn-cve
- source/Ubuntu
- collector/launchpad-cve
- source/Launchpad
- agent/event
- collector/security-tracker-debian
- source/Debian
- collector/nvd-cve
- source/NVD
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/references
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-api
- agent/last-modified-date
- vendor/apple
- canonical/apple ios
- canonical/apple ipados
- canonical/apple safari
- package-manager/ubuntu
- package-manager/debian
- canonical/apple iphone os
- canonical/apple macos
- version/apple macos/14.0
- canonical/apple macos sonoma