CVE-2023-42950
Status: ModifiedHigh (8.8)—
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, tvOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 8.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.07%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 64
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (6)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
- CWE-416
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/26/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IXLXIOAH5S7J22LJTCIAVFVVJ4TESAX4/
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214039
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214040
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214041
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214039
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/26/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IXLXIOAH5S7J22LJTCIAVFVVJ4TESAX4/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241018-0009/
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214039
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214040
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214041
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214039
Raw JSON (NVD)
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