CVE-2023-37450: Apple Multiple Products WebKit Code Execution Vulnerability
Published Jul 10, 2023
·Updated
Accessibility. A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.
Other sources
Accounts. A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.
— Apple
AMD. A race condition was addressed with improved state handling.
— Apple
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari WebKit contain an unspecified vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.
— CISA
Apple Neural Engine. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
— Apple
AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A downgrade issue affecting Intel-based Mac computers was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions.
— Apple
Credit
an anonymous researcher, Nick Brook, Kirin@@Pwnrin, pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Ant Security Light), Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Kirin@@Pwnrin(SecuRing), (SecuRing), found by OSS-Fuzz, Zweig(Kunlun Lab), 香农的三蹦子(Pangu Lab), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng@@peternguyen14(STAR Labs SG Pte), Certik Skyfall Team, Valentin Pashkov(Kaspersky), Mikhail Vinogradov(Kaspersky), Georgy Kucherin@@kucher1n(Kaspersky), Leonid Bezvershenko@@bzvr_(Kaspersky), (Kaspersky), Boris Larin@@oct0xor(Kaspersky), Kaitao Xie(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Certik Skyfall Team(Ant Security Light), Sei K., Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Noah Roskin-Frazee, Thijs Alkemade(Computest Sector 7), Adam M., Johan Carlsson (joaxcar), Hritvik Taneja, Jason Kim, Jie Jeff Xu, Stephan van Schaik, Daniel Genkin, Yuval Yarom, Narendra Bhati (twitter.com/imnarendrabhati)(Suma Soft Pvt), Pune - India(TU Wien), Valentino Dalla Valle(TU Wien), Pedro Bernardo(TU Wien), Marco Squarcina(TU Wien), (TU Wien), Lorenzo Veronese(TU Wien), Pune - India, Yuhao Hu, Jiming Wang, Jikai Ren, Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Francisco Alonso@@revskills, Junsung Lee, 이준성(Junsung Lee)(Cross Republic), Apple, YeongHyeon Choi@@hyeon101010, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Erhad Husovic, CVE-2023-28319, CVE-2023-28320, CVE-2023-28321, CVE-2023-28322, Bool(YunShangHuaAn), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Taavi Eomäe(Zone Media O), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), (Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2023-1916, Jonathan Bar Or(Microsoft), Emanuele Cozzi(Microsoft), (Microsoft), Michael Pearse(Microsoft), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Sandipan Roy, James Duffy (mangoSecure), Michael Cowell, David Hoyt(Hoyt LLC), Wenchao Li(Hangzhou Orange Shield Information Technology Co), Xiaolong Bai(Hangzhou Orange Shield Information Technology Co), Ltd., CVE-2023-1801, Matthew Loewen, CVE-2023-2426, CVE-2023-2609, CVE-2023-2610, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Pr, Yishu Wang, ABC Research s.r.o.
Affected Software
24 affected componentsFixes available
ubuntu/webkit2gtk<2.40.4
2.40.4
ubuntu/webkit2gtk<2.40.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
2.40.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
ubuntu/webkit2gtk<2.40.4-0ubuntu0.23.04.1
2.40.4-0ubuntu0.23.04.1
debian/webkit2gtk<=2.36.4-1~deb10u1, <=2.38.6-0+deb10u1
2.42.2-1~deb11u12.42.5-1~deb11u12.42.2-1~deb12u12.42.5-1~deb12u12.42.5-1
debian/wpewebkit<=2.38.6-1~deb11u1, <=2.38.6-1
2.42.5-12.42.5-1.1
Apple Multiple Products
Apple tvOS<16.6
16.6
Apple iOS (a)<16.5.1
16.5.1
Apple iPadOS (a)<16.5.1
16.5.1
Apple WatchOS<9.6
9.6
Apple macOS Ventura<13.5
13.5
Apple macOS Ventura (a)<13.4.1
13.4.1
Apple Safari<16.5.2
16.5.2
Apple iOS<16.6
16.6
Apple iPadOS<16.6
16.6
Apple iOS<15.7.8
15.7.8
Apple iPadOS<15.7.8
15.7.8
Apple Safari<16.5.2
Apple iPadOS<16.6
Apple iPhone OS<16.6
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.5
Apple tvOS<16.6
Apple WatchOS<9.6
WebKitGTK Webkitgtk\+<2.42.3
Remediation
Information
Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.
Event History
Jul 13, 2023
CVE Published
via CISA·12:00 AM
Known Exploited
via CISA·12:00 AM
Jul 14, 2023
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·08:06 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jul 24, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Description
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Jul 26, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:21 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:21 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Jul 27, 2023
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jan 12, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·12:22 AM
Description
Parent advisories
This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.
Peer vulnerabilities
Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.
- CVE-2023-38590
- CVE-2023-38598
- CVE-2023-36495
- CVE-2023-38604
- CVE-2023-32734
- CVE-2023-32441
- CVE-2023-38606
- CVE-2023-32381
- CVE-2023-32433
- CVE-2023-35993
- CVE-2023-38593
- CVE-2023-38565
- CVE-2023-38599
- CVE-2023-32445
- CVE-2023-38592
- CVE-2023-38572
- CVE-2023-38594
- CVE-2023-38595
- CVE-2023-38600
- CVE-2023-38611
- CVE-2023-37450
- CVE-2023-42866
- CVE-2023-38133
- CVE-2023-34425
- CVE-2023-38136
- CVE-2023-38580
- CVE-2023-32416
- CVE-2023-40439
- CVE-2023-38616
- CVE-2023-36862
- CVE-2023-32364
- CVE-2023-35983
- CVE-2023-40392
- CVE-2023-42828
- CVE-2023-34241
- CVE-2023-28319
- CVE-2023-28320
- CVE-2023-28321
- CVE-2023-28322
- CVE-2023-40437
- CVE-2023-32418
- CVE-2023-36854
- CVE-2022-3970
- CVE-2023-28200
- CVE-2023-37285
- CVE-2023-38261
- CVE-2023-38424
- CVE-2023-38425
- CVE-2023-38410
- CVE-2023-38603
- CVE-2023-40440
- CVE-2023-38258
- CVE-2023-38421
- CVE-2023-1916
- CVE-2023-38571
- CVE-2023-29491
- CVE-2023-38601
- CVE-2023-32444
- CVE-2023-2953
- CVE-2023-42829
- CVE-2023-38609
- CVE-2023-38259
- CVE-2023-38564
- CVE-2023-38602
- CVE-2023-42831
- CVE-2023-32442
- CVE-2023-32443
- CVE-2023-42832
- CVE-2023-32429
- CVE-2023-1801
- CVE-2023-32654
- CVE-2023-2426
- CVE-2023-2609
- CVE-2023-2610
- CVE-2023-38608
- CVE-2023-38605
- CVE-2023-40397
- CVE-2023-38597
- CVE-2023-40442
- CVE-2023-41995
- CVE-2023-40400
- CVE-2023-40394
- CVE-2023-32437
- CVE-2023-23540
- CVE-2023-41990
- CVE-2023-32409
- CVE-2023-43000
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2023-37450?
The severity of CVE-2023-37450 is high.
2
Which products are affected by CVE-2023-37450?
The affected products include iOS, iPadOS, Safari, tvOS, macOS Ventura, and watchOS.
3
How can CVE-2023-37450 be exploited?
CVE-2023-37450 can be exploited by processing web content, which may lead to arbitrary code execution.
4
What is the remedy for CVE-2023-37450 on Apple iOS?
The remedy for CVE-2023-37450 on Apple iOS is to update to version 16.6 or later.
5
Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-37450?
You can find more information about CVE-2023-37450 on the Apple support website.