CVE-2023-42970 (GCVE-0-2023-42970)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-11 14:53 – Updated: 2026-02-26 18:28
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Summary
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, watchOS 10, tvOS 17, Safari 17. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
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Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 17 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 14 (custom)
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Apple watchOS Affected: unspecified , < 10 (custom)
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Apple tvOS Affected: unspecified , < 17 (custom)
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Apple Safari Affected: unspecified , < 17 (custom)
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