CVE & CISA-KEV CatalogNVD
CVE-2023-23517
HIGH8.8
CVSS v3
Description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3, macOS Big Sur 11.7.3, Safari 16.3, tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
How to fix
Remediation Available
webkit2gtkDebian
Fixed in:2.38.4-2~deb11u1CVE-2023-23517
Fixed in:2.38.4-1CVE-2023-23517
Fixed in:2.38.4-1CVE-2023-23517
Fixed in:2.38.4-1CVE-2023-23517
webkit2gtk3Rocky
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webkit2gtk3Red Hat / RHEL
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webkit2gtk3-debuginfoRocky
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webkit2gtk3-debugsourceRocky
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webkit2gtk3-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL
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webkit2gtk3-develRocky
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webkit2gtk3-develRed Hat / RHEL
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webkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL
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webkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfoRocky
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webkit2gtk3-jscRed Hat / RHEL
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webkit2gtk3-jscRocky
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webkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL
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webkit2gtk3-jsc-develRed Hat / RHEL
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webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL
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webkitgtk4Rocky
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webkitgtk4Red Hat / RHEL
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webkitgtk4-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL
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webkitgtk4-develRocky
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webkitgtk4-develRed Hat / RHEL
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webkitgtk4-docRed Hat / RHEL
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libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.38.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.2USN-5867-1
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libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.38.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-5867-1
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libjavascriptcoregtk-5.0-0Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.38.4-0ubuntu0.22.10.1USN-5867-1
libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37Ubuntu
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libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.38.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-5867-1
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libwebkit2gtk-5.0-0Ubuntu
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webkit2gtkUbuntu
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SafariWindows application
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
0.90%probability of exploitation in 30 days
55thpercentile
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 55% of all known CVEs.
References
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-4966 | Critical | 9.4 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | Fix |
| CVE-2017-11882 | High | 7.8 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | - |
| CVE-2020-0796 | Critical | 10.0 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | - |
| CVE-2008-4250 | Critical | 9.8 | 99% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2017-15944 | Critical | 9.8 | 98% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2015-0014 | High | 10.0 | 97% | - | - |
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