Apple watchOS up to 9.4 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple watchOS up to 9.4. The affected element is an unknown function of the component WebKit. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-32409. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 9.4 (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, Safari 16.5, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. A remote attacker may be able to break out of Web Content sandbox. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

The weakness was disclosed 05/18/2023 by Clément Lecigne as HT213764 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-32409. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The advisory points out:

A remote attacker may be able to break out of Web Content sandbox. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212173 (Apple Safari 16.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (102735)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 05/22/2023 with a due date of 06/12/2023:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading to version 9.5 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 bounds checks.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Zero-Day.cz (767), Tenable (212173) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-36653). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
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Status: Attacked

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Nessus ID: 212173
Nessus Name: Apple Safari 16.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (102735)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 9.5

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05/08/2023 🔍
05/18/2023 +10 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213764
Researcher: Clément Lecigne
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32409 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32409
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229587
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2023 08:36
Updated: 01/02/2026 14:01
Changes: 05/20/2023 08:36 (19), 05/20/2023 08:39 (28), 06/15/2023 10:55 (1), 04/28/2024 19:04 (23), 05/15/2024 17:15 (1), 06/12/2024 09:04 (3), 06/28/2024 05:32 (12), 09/09/2024 22:30 (1), 12/09/2024 19:40 (2), 04/26/2025 15:00 (3), 01/02/2026 14:01 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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