CVE-2023-28198: Use After Free

Published Mar 27, 2023
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Updated

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Ventura 13.3. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Other sources

Accessibility. A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

— Apple

AMD. A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

AMD. The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.

— Apple

App Store. A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

— Apple

Apple Neural Engine. An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

Credit

Adam M., Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), an anonymous researcher, Jubaer Alnazi(TRS Group of Companies), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), ryuzaki, Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitSMM(Mbition Mercedes), jzhu(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Pan ZhenPeng(STAR Labs SG Pte), Zechao Cai@@Zech4o(Zhejiang University), Adam Doupé(ASU SEFCOM), sqrtpwn, Félix Poulin-Bélanger, David Pan Ogea, an anonymous researcher(Red Canary), Brandon Dalton@@partyD0lphin(Red Canary), Milan Tenk(F), (F), Arthur Valiev(F), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Zweig(Kunlun Lab), Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology Bhopal), Zhuowei Zhang, developStorm, Anton Spivak, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Jubaer Alnazi Jabin(TRS Group Of Companies), (Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Xin Huang@@11iaxH, Gertjan Franken(imec), KU Leuven, hazbinhotel(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Hyeon Park@@tree_segment(Team ApplePIE), Georgy Kucherin@@kucher1n(Kaspersky), Leonid Bezvershenko@@bzvr_(Kaspersky), Boris Larin@@oct0xor(Kaspersky), (Kaspersky), Valentin Pashkov(Kaspersky), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(SSD Labs), crixer@@pwning_me(SSD Labs), Tingting Yin(Tsinghua University), Itay Iellin(General Motors Product Cyber Security), Etienne Charron(Renault), Khadim Dieng(Renault), JeongOhKyea, Jianjun Dai(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), Guang Gong(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, Mohamed GHANNAM, Mohamed Ghannam@@_simo36, Rıza Sabuncu@@rizasabuncu, Joshua Jones, Khiem Tran, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(FFRI Security Inc), Koh M. Nakagawa(FFRI Security Inc), (Offensive Security), Masahiro Kawada@@kawakatz(GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae), Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), CVE-2023-0049, CVE-2023-0051, CVE-2023-0054, CVE-2023-0288, CVE-2023-0433, CVE-2023-0512, Aleksandar Nikolic(Cisco Talos), Mikko Kenttälä )@@Turmio_(SensorFu), Murray Mike, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Xinru Chi(Pangu Lab), Ned Williamson(Google Project Zero), ABC Research s.r.o., Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), Chan Shue Long(Offensive Security), Junoh Lee at Theori, CVE-2022-43551, CVE-2022-43552

Affected Software

11 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Ventura<13.3
13.3
Apple Safari<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iPadOS<16.4
16.4
Apple iOS<15.7.4
15.7.4
Apple iPadOS<15.7.4
15.7.4
Apple iPadOS<16.4
Apple iPhone OS<16.4
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.3
WebKitGTK WebKitGTK<2.40.1
wpewebkit WPE WebKit<2.40.1

Event History

Mar 27, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
Aug 14, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:40 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:40 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Sep 14, 2023
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·01:43 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2023-28198?

CVE-2023-28198 is a use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit that allows arbitrary code execution.

2

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2023-28198?

CVE-2023-28198 affects iOS versions up to, but not including 16.4, iPadOS versions up to, but not including 16.4, and macOS Ventura versions up to, but not including 13.3.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2023-28198?

CVE-2023-28198 has a severity rating of 8.8 (high).

4

How can I fix CVE-2023-28198?

To fix CVE-2023-28198, update your iOS device to version 16.4, iPadOS device to version 16.4, or macOS Ventura device to version 13.3.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-28198?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-28198 at the following references: [link1], [link2], [link3].

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