Apple macOS Image denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apple macOS. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Image Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-42883. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (unknown version). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, tvOS 17.2, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3. Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service.

The weakness was presented 12/12/2023. The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-42883 since 09/14/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1213). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Fedora Linux
  • Oracle Linux

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/14/2023 🔍
12/12/2023 +89 days 🔍
12/12/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/06/2025 +634 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42883 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42883
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-247448
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-1213 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2023 08:27
Updated: 09/06/2025 20:18
Changes: 12/12/2023 08:27 (40), 01/01/2024 17:45 (11), 06/12/2024 12:32 (15), 04/21/2025 01:49 (4), 09/06/2025 20:18 (7)
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