CVE-2023-28205

Published on: Not Yet Published

Last Modified on: 05/12/2023 12:15:00 PM UTC

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Certain versions of Ipados from Apple contain the following vulnerability:

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3.1, iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1, iOS 15.7.5 and iPadOS 15.7.5, Safari 16.4.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

  • CVE-2023-28205 has been assigned by URL Logo [email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as HIGH severity.
  • Affected Vendor/Software: URL Logo Apple - iOS and iPadOS version < 15.7
  • Affected Vendor/Software: URL Logo Apple - Safari version < 16.4
  • Affected Vendor/Software: URL Logo Apple - macOS version < 13.3
  • Affected Vendor/Software: URL Logo Apple - macOS version < 16.4

CVSS3 Score: 8.8 - HIGH

Attack
Vector
Attack
Complexity
Privileges
Required
User
Interaction
NETWORK LOW NONE REQUIRED
Scope Confidentiality
Impact
Integrity
Impact
Availability
Impact
UNCHANGED HIGH HIGH HIGH

CVE References

Description Tags Link
About the security content of Safari 16.4.1 - Apple Support Release Notes
support.apple.com
text/html
URL Logo MISC support.apple.com/en-us/HT213722
Full Disclosure: APPLE-SA-2023-04-07-3 Safari 16.4.1 Mailing List
Release Notes
seclists.org
text/html
URL Logo FULLDISC 20230410 APPLE-SA-2023-04-07-3 Safari 16.4.1
About the security content of iOS 15.7.5 and iPadOS 15.7.5 - Apple Support Release Notes
support.apple.com
text/html
URL Logo MISC support.apple.com/en-us/HT213723
About the security content of macOS Ventura 13.3.1 - Apple Support Release Notes
support.apple.com
text/html
URL Logo MISC support.apple.com/en-us/HT213721
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-5397-1 wpewebkit www.debian.org
Depreciated Link
text/html
URL Logo DEBIAN DSA-5397
About the security content of iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1 - Apple Support Release Notes
support.apple.com
text/html
URL Logo MISC support.apple.com/en-us/HT213720
Full Disclosure: APPLE-SA-2023-04-07-2 macOS Ventura 13.3.1 Mailing List
Release Notes
seclists.org
text/html
URL Logo FULLDISC 20230410 APPLE-SA-2023-04-07-2 macOS Ventura 13.3.1
[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: webkitgtk-2.40.1-1.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
text/html
URL Logo FEDORA FEDORA-2023-a4bbf02a57
[SECURITY] [DLA 3419-1] webkit2gtk security update lists.debian.org
text/html
URL Logo MLIST [debian-lts-announce] 20230512 [SECURITY] [DLA 3419-1] webkit2gtk security update
oss-security - WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit Security Advisory WSA-2023-0003 www.openwall.com
text/html
URL Logo MLIST [oss-security] 20230421 WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit Security Advisory WSA-2023-0003
[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: webkit2gtk3-2.40.1-1.fc36 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
text/html
URL Logo FEDORA FEDORA-2023-8900b35c6f
Full Disclosure: APPLE-SA-2023-04-10-1 iOS 15.7.5 and iPadOS 15.7.5 Mailing List
Release Notes
seclists.org
text/html
URL Logo FULLDISC 20230410 APPLE-SA-2023-04-10-1 iOS 15.7.5 and iPadOS 15.7.5
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-5396-1 webkit2gtk www.debian.org
Depreciated Link
text/html
URL Logo DEBIAN DSA-5396
[SECURITY] Fedora 38 Update: webkitgtk-2.40.1-1.fc38 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
text/html
URL Logo FEDORA FEDORA-2023-5b61346bbe
Full Disclosure: APPLE-SA-2023-04-07-1 iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1 Mailing List
Release Notes
seclists.org
text/html
URL Logo FULLDISC 20230410 APPLE-SA-2023-04-07-1 iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1

Related QID Numbers

  • 160560 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (ELSA-2023-1918)
  • 160561 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (ELSA-2023-1919)
  • 181769 Debian Security Update for wpewebkit (DSA 5397-1)
  • 181770 Debian Security Update for webkit2gtk (DSA 5396-1)
  • 181780 Debian Security Update for webkit2gtk (DLA 3419-1)
  • 199324 Ubuntu Security Notification for WebKitGTK Vulnerabilities (USN-6061-1)
  • 241371 Red Hat Update for webkit2gtk3 (RHSA-2023:1918)
  • 241373 Red Hat Update for webkit2gtk3 (RHSA-2023:1919)
  • 283955 Fedora Security Update for webkitgtk (FEDORA-2023-a4bbf02a57)
  • 283958 Fedora Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (FEDORA-2023-8900b35c6f)
  • 378364 Apple macOS Ventura 13.3.1 Not Installed (HT213721)
  • 378365 Apple Safari Security update (HT213722)
  • 378470 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (ALINUX3-SA-2023:0040)
  • 610477 Apple iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1 Security Update Missing (HT213720)
  • 610478 Apple iOS 15.7.5 and iPadOS 15.7.5 Security Update Missing (HT213723)
  • 753948 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2023:2056-1)
  • 753959 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2023:2078-1)
  • 753960 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2023:2077-1)
  • 940992 AlmaLinux Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (ALSA-2023:1919)
  • 940995 AlmaLinux Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (ALSA-2023:1918)
  • 960912 Rocky Linux Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (RLSA-2023:1918)
  • 960915 Rocky Linux Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (RLSA-2023:1919)

Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
Operating
System
AppleIpadosAllAllAllAll
Operating
System
AppleIphone OsAllAllAllAll
Operating
System
AppleMacosAllAllAllAll
ApplicationAppleSafariAllAllAllAll
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

Social Mentions

Source Title Posted (UTC)
Twitter Icon @maddiestone [email protected]_clem1 is at it again! Apple patched 2 new iOS in-the-wild 0days: CVE-2023-28205 in Safari and CVE-2023-28206 in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2023-04-07 19:00:11
Twitter Icon @the_yellow_fall Apple Users Face Two Actively Exploited 0-Day (CVE-2023-28205 & CVE-2023-28206) Flaws securityonline.info/apple-users-fa…twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2023-04-07 19:23:54
Twitter Icon @AcooEdi Apple Users Face Two Actively Exploited 0-Day (CVE-2023-28205 & CVE-2023-28206) Flaws dlvr.it/Sm8VvT via s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2023-04-07 19:25:04
Twitter Icon @macmacintosh Blog更新しました(*^_^*)→ macOS 13.3.1 (22E261) リリース。 バグ修正、セキュリティFixとして積極的に悪用された可能性が有る脆弱性CVE-2023-28205/CVE-2023-28206に対処。 ryomac.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-682… 2023-04-07 20:22:03
Twitter Icon @ManagedGuard Apple patched 2 new iOS in-the-wild 0days: CVE-2023-28205 in Safari and CVE-2023-28206 in IOSurfaceAccelerator support.apple.com/en-us/HT213720 2023-04-07 21:54:06
Reddit Logo Icon /r/Team_IT_Security CVE-2023-28205 | Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 16.4.0 WebKit use after free (HT213720) 2023-04-07 22:06:35
Reddit Logo Icon /r/Team_IT_Security CVE-2023-28205 | Apple Safari up to 16.4.0 WebKit use after free (HT213722) 2023-04-07 22:06:25
Reddit Logo Icon /r/Team_IT_Security CVE-2023-28205 | Apple macOS up to 13.3.0 WebKit use after free (HT213721) 2023-04-07 22:06:04
Reddit Logo Icon /r/spixnet_gmbh_official Apple Releases Updates to Address Zero-Day Flaws in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari 2023-05-11 03:31:02
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