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Vulnerability details: VCID-n2cd-aq8b-nudw
Vulnerability ID VCID-n2cd-aq8b-nudw
Aliases CVE-2023-42890
Summary The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2, watchOS 10.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, tvOS 17.2. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 7.9
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
System Score Found at
cvssv3 8.8 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-42890.json
epss 0.00486 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-42890
epss 0.00486 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-42890
epss 0.00486 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-42890
epss 0.00486 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-42890
epss 0.00486 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-42890
epss 0.00486 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-42890
epss 0.00486 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-42890
epss 0.00486 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-42890
epss 0.00486 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-42890
epss 0.00486 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-42890
epss 0.00486 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-42890
epss 0.00486 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-42890
epss 0.00486 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-42890
epss 0.00486 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-42890
epss 0.00486 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-42890
epss 0.00486 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-42890
epss 0.00486 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-42890
ssvc Track http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12
ssvc Track http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13
ssvc Track http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/6
ssvc Track http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/7
ssvc Track http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42890
ssvc Track https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33
ssvc Track https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035
ssvc Track https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
ssvc Track https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214039
ssvc Track https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214040
ssvc Track https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214041
ssvc Track https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214039
ssvc Track http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/18/1
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-42890.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-42890
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-1745
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-32359
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-39928
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-40414
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-41074
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-41993
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-42875
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-42890
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-42970
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/18/1
12 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12
13 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13
202401-33 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33
2254327 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254327
6 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/6
7 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/7
9 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2023-42890 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42890
HT214035 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035
HT214036 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
HT214039 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214039
HT214039 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214039
HT214040 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214040
HT214041 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214041
RHSA-2024:2126 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2126
RHSA-2024:2982 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2982
RHSA-2025:10364 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10364
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-42890.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-08-28T14:54:09Z/ Found at http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-08-28T14:54:09Z/ Found at http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-08-28T14:54:09Z/ Found at http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/6
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-08-28T14:54:09Z/ Found at http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/7
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-08-28T14:54:09Z/ Found at http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

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required

unchanged

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42890
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-08-28T14:54:09Z/ Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-08-28T14:54:09Z/ Found at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-08-28T14:54:09Z/ Found at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-08-28T14:54:09Z/ Found at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214039
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-08-28T14:54:09Z/ Found at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214040
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-08-28T14:54:09Z/ Found at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214041
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-08-28T14:54:09Z/ Found at https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214039
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-08-28T14:54:09Z/ Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/18/1
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.6436
EPSS Score 0.00486
Published At July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T09:35:25.475371+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2023/42xxx/CVE-2023-42890.json 37.0.0