Arbitrary code execution via undisclosed WebKit memory flaw
Published Jul 27, 2023 · Updated Feb 13, 2025
WebKit memory corruption in affected Apple operating systems allows remote attackers to execute code through processed web content. Apple identifies only improved memory handling and has not disclosed the faulty operation or memory-lifetime condition. A user or application must process attacker-controlled content on iOS or iPadOS before 16.3, tvOS before 16.3, macOS before 13.2, or watchOS before 9.3; execution remains within WebKit absent another flaw.
Summary
What happened
WebKit memory corruption in affected Apple operating systems allows remote attackers to execute code through processed web content. Apple identifies only improved memory handling and has not disclosed the faulty operation or memory-lifetime condition. A user or application must process attacker-controlled content on iOS or iPadOS before 16.3, tvOS before 16.3, macOS before 13.2, or watchOS before 9.3; execution remains within WebKit absent another flaw.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-32393
- Published
- Jul 27, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 13, 2025
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS
- Classifications
- T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 27, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <16.3
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