CVE-2023-42898 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2, watchOS 10.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, tvOS 17.2. Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00027.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apple	Ipados Iphone Os Macos Tvos Watchos

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/7
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214040
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214041
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214035
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214040
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214041

History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214035 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214040 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214041

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2023-12-12T00:27:11.041Z

Updated: 2025-11-04T19:23:38.648Z

Reserved: 2023-09-14T19:05:11.461Z

Link: CVE-2023-42898

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-12-12T01:15:11.680

Modified: 2025-11-04T20:16:54.573

Link: CVE-2023-42898

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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