Critical severity · published Jan 10, 2024
CVE-2023-40414
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management
9.8
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, tvOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, Safari 17. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 67% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 17.0 · source: NVD
MA
macOS · Apple
before 14.0 · source: NVD
SA
Safari · Apple
before 17.0 · source: NVD
TV
Tvos · Apple
before 17.0 · source: NVD
WA
Watchos · Apple
before 10.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40414
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40414
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/05/8
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213941
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