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CVE-2023-42898

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2, watchOS 10.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, tvOS 17.2. Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Published

2023-12-12T01:15:11.680

Last Modified

2025-11-04T20:16:54.573

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	ipados	< 17.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	< 17.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	macos	< 14.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	tvos	< 17.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	watchos	< 10.2	Yes

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214040 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214041 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214040 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214041 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214035 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214040 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214041 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)