# CVE-2023-42916

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1.2 and iPadOS 17.1.2, macOS Sonoma 14.1.2, Safari 17.1.2. Processing web content may disclose sensitive information. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.1.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2023-42916
- CVSS: 6.5
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2023-12-04; CISA due date 2023-12-25
- EPSS: 17.82% (percentile 97.2)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact partial (assessed 2023-12-02)
- Weakness: CWE-125
- Published: 2023-11-30

## Affected versions

- Apple iOS and iPadOS: affected < 17.1
- Apple macOS: affected < 14.1
- Apple Safari: affected < 17.1

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214033
- [other] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214032
- [other] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214031
- [other] https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214033
- [other] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/05/1
- [other] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P5LQS6VEI7VIZNC7QGQ62EOV45R5RJIR/
- [other] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AD2KIHHCUBQC2YYH3FJWAHI5BG3QETOH/
- [other] https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214034
- [other] https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5575
- [other] http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/3
- [other] http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/4
- [other] http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/5
- [other] http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/8
- [other] http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13
- [other] http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12
- [other] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-04
- [other] https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214062
- [other] http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/35
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-42916

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