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CVE-2023-42899
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2,…
High7.8EPSS 0.43%
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- apple
Description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, tvOS 17.2, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.43% · top 62% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution
Affected products
- affected unspecified – < 17.2
- affected unspecified – < 16.7
- affected unspecified – < 13.6
- affected unspecified – < 17.2
- affected unspecified – < 12.7
- affected unspecified – < 14.2
- affected unspecified – < 10.2
References (19)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214034 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214040 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214041 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/7 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/10 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/8 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/11 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214041 (opens in a new tab)
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214040 (opens in a new tab)
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214037 (opens in a new tab)
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036 (opens in a new tab)
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214035 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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