Apple tvOS up to 16.2 Safari denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 16.2. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Safari. This manipulation causes denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-23512. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple tvOS up to 16.2 (Digital Media Player). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Safari. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was shared 01/24/2023 by Adriatik Raci as HT213601 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-23512. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue. The advisory points out:

Visiting a website may lead to an app denial-of-service

Upgrading to version 16.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-27612). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 16.3

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01/12/2023 🔍
01/24/2023 +12 days 🔍
01/24/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/28/2023 +4 days 🔍
10/11/2025 +987 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213601
Researcher: Adriatik Raci
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-23512 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-23512
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-219709
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2023 18:37
Updated: 10/11/2025 22:08
Changes: 01/28/2023 18:37 (18), 01/28/2023 18:40 (28), 02/25/2023 08:31 (1), 10/11/2025 22:08 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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