CVE-2023-42890 json
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
published 2023-12-12 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-47311
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.2%
- EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2, watchOS 10.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, tvOS 17.2. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Patch / fix
- Apple Safari 17.2
- Apple iOS and iPadOS 17.2
- Apple tvOS 17.2
- Apple macOS 14.2
- Apple watchOS 10.2
- wpewebkit Debian 14, Debian 13 2.42.0-1
- webkit2gtk Debian 12 2.42.1-1~deb12u1
- webkit2gtk Debian 14, Debian 13 2.42.0-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42890
- webkit2gtk Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42890
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- webkit2gtk3 RHEL 8 2.42.5-1.el8
- webkit2gtk3-jsc RHEL 8 2.42.5-1.el8
- webkit2gtk3 RHEL 9 2.42.5-1.el9
- webkit2gtk3-jsc RHEL 9 2.42.5-1.el9
- webkitgtk4 RHEL 7 ELS 2.48.3-2.el7_9
- webkitgtk4-jsc RHEL 7 ELS 2.48.3-2.el7_9
red hat advisories RHSA-2025:10364RHSA-2024:2982RHSA-2024:2126
- webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE Real Time 15 SP4 +6 more 2.42.4-150400.4.70.3
- webkit2gtk4 SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE Real Time 15 SP4 +5 more 2.42.4-150400.4.70.3
- webkit2gtk3-soup2 SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE Real Time 15 SP4 +8 more 2.42.4-150400.4.70.3
- webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS +5 more 2.42.4-150200.97.3
- webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP5 +1 more 2.42.4-2.164.1
- webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES 15 SP1-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS 2.42.4-150000.3.163.2
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2024:0004-1SUSE-SU-2024:0003-1SUSE-SU-2024:0002-1SUSE-SU-2023:4978-1
- webkit2gtk3 AlmaLinux 8 2.42.5-1.el8
- webkit2gtk3-jsc AlmaLinux 8 2.42.5-1.el8
- webkit2gtk3 AlmaLinux 9 2.42.5-1.el9
- webkit2gtk3-jsc AlmaLinux 9 2.42.5-1.el9
almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:2982ALSA-2024:2126
- webkit2gtk3 Rocky Linux 8 2.42.5-1.el8
rocky linux advisories RLSA-2024:2982
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2023-42890 updated cvss 8.8
webkitgtk: processing malicious web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 webkitgtk Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 webkitgtk3, libwebkit2gtkaffected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) webkit2gtk3 2.42.5-1.el8, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.42.5-1.el8fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:2982
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) webkit2gtk3 2.42.5-1.el9, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.42.5-1.el9fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:2126
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) webkitgtk4 2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-jsc 2.48.3-2.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) webkitgtk4-doc 2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-devel 2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-debuginfo 2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-jsc-devel 2.48.3-2.el7_9fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:10364
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
3.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Apple Safari
- Apple iOS and iPadOS
- Apple tvOS
- Apple macOS
- Apple watchOS
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
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support.apple.com
/en-us/HT214039
release-notes, vendor-advisory
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support.apple.com
/en-us/HT214035
release-notes, vendor-advisory
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support.apple.com
/en-us/HT214040
release-notes, vendor-advisory
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support.apple.com
/en-us/HT214036
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
support.apple.com
/en-us/HT214041
release-notes, vendor-advisory
- support.apple.com /kb/HT214039
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seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/7
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
-
seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/6
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2023/12/18/1
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/202401-33
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-42890
- NVD CVE-2023-42890
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