CVE-2023-42875 (GCVE-0-2023-42875)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-11 14:53 – Updated: 2026-02-26 18:28
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Summary
Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, watchOS 10, tvOS 17, Safari 17. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
Severity ?
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
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Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 17 (custom)
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    Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 14 (custom)
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    Apple watchOS Affected: unspecified , < 10 (custom)
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    Apple tvOS Affected: unspecified , < 17 (custom)
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    Apple Safari Affected: unspecified , < 17 (custom)
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