Apple iOS/iPadOS State Management memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS. The affected element is an unknown function of the component State Management Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-32435. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version not known) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component State Management Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.4, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 15.7.7 and iPadOS 15.7.7. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.

The weakness was shared 06/24/2023. The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-32435 since 05/08/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 01/03/2026). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 239906 (TencentOS Server 3: webkit2gtk3 (TSSA-2023:0190)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. This issue was added on 06/23/2023 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 07/14/2023:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Zero-Day.cz (783), Tenable (239906) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-36679). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Attacked

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Nessus ID: 239906
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 3: webkit2gtk3 (TSSA-2023:0190)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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05/08/2023 🔍
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01/03/2026 +924 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32435 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32435
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-232304
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2023 00:55
Updated: 01/03/2026 02:08
Changes: 06/24/2023 00:55 (41), 07/18/2023 10:04 (11), 04/29/2024 05:28 (23), 05/15/2024 17:15 (1), 06/10/2024 09:53 (2), 09/09/2024 22:30 (2), 12/16/2024 21:30 (11), 04/25/2025 10:41 (3), 06/18/2025 13:40 (2), 10/21/2025 22:01 (1), 01/03/2026 02:08 (1)
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