PT-2023-4203 · Apple+8 · Safari+14

Junsung Lee · Published 2023-07-24 · Updated 2024-04-26 · CVE-2023-38597

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iOS versions prior to 15.7.8 iPadOS versions prior to 15.7.8 iOS versions prior to 16.6 iPadOS versions prior to 16.6 macOS Ventura versions prior to 13.5 Safari versions prior to 16.6

Description The issue is related to the WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit modules, which are used for displaying web content in various operating systems, including iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, macOS, watchOS, and the Safari browser. It is caused by a buffer overflow in memory, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 15.7.8, update to iOS 15.7.8 or later. For iPadOS versions prior to 15.7.8, update to iPadOS 15.7.8 or later. For iOS versions prior to 16.6, update to iOS 16.6 or later. For iPadOS versions prior to 16.6, update to iPadOS 16.6 or later. For macOS Ventura versions prior to 13.5, update to macOS Ventura 13.5 or later. For Safari versions prior to 16.6, update to Safari 16.6 or later.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2023:6535

ALSA-2023:7055

BDU:2023-04518

CESA-2023_7055

CVE-2023-38597

DSA-5468-1

MGASA-2024-0148

OPENSUSE-SU-2023_3233-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2023_3419-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2023_3753-1

RHSA-2023:6535

RHSA-2023:7055

RHSA-2023_6535

RHSA-2023_7055

RHSA-2025:10364

SUSE-SU-2023:3233-1

SUSE-SU-2023:3237-1

SUSE-SU-2023:3300-1

SUSE-SU-2023:3419-1

SUSE-SU-2023:3753-1

USN-6289-1

Affected Products

Almalinux

Astra Linux

Centos

Debian

Linuxmint

Apple Macos

Red Hat

Safari

Suse

Ubuntu

Ios

Ipados

Macos Ventura

Tvos

Watchos

References · 138

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38597 · Security Note
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-6535.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6289-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-7055.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se17-bulletin-2023-1023SE17 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38597 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2023:3300-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2023:7055 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-38594 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2023:6535 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-38592 · Vendor Advisory
• https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-6535.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2023:3237-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2023:3419-1 · Vendor Advisory