High severity · published Apr 11, 2025
CVE-2023-42970
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management
8.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, watchOS 10, tvOS 17, Safari 17. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 47% 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-2023-42970
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42970
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120330
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120947
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120948
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120949
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120950
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