CVE-2023-28205
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-04-10 00:00
Modified
2024-08-02 12:30
Severity ?
Summary
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.4.1, iOS 15.7.5 and iPadOS 15.7.5, iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1, macOS Ventura 13.3.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213720Release Notes
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213721Release Notes
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213722Release Notes
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213723Release Notes
Impacted products
AppleiOS and iPadOS
AppleSafari
ApplemacOS
AppleiOS and iPadOS
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2023-04-10

Due date: 2023-05-01

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213720,https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213721,https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213722,https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213723; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28205

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