FKIE_CVE-2023-28205

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-04-10 19:15 - Updated: 2025-10-23 17:50
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213720Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213721Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213722Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213723Release Notes
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-28205US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple safari *
apple ipados *
apple ipados *
apple iphone_os *
apple iphone_os *
apple macos *
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  "cisaVulnerabilityName": "Apple Multiple Products WebKit Use-After-Free Vulnerability",
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  "lastModified": "2025-10-23T17:50:16.077",
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