Apple tvOS Web Content use after free

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple tvOS and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Web Content Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-42950. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple tvOS (the affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown part of the component Web Content Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, tvOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-42950 since 09/14/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209058 (Azul Zulu Java Multiple Vulnerabilities (2024-10-15)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (209058) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3189). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• IBM VIOS
• IBM Java
• IBM AIX
• Debian Linux
• IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository
• IBM Tivoli Monitoring
• Amazon Linux 2
• IBM InfoSphere Information Server
• IBM DB2
• Open Source OpenJDK
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• IBM WebSphere Application Server
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
• Oracle Linux
• Gentoo Linux
• IBM Spectrum Protect
• IBM MQ
• IBM Storwize
• IBM SAN Volume Controller
• IBM Power Hardware Management Console
• IBM Rational Business Developer
• NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager
• IBM FlashSystem
• SUSE openSUSE
• IBM Business Automation Workflow
• IBM InfoSphere Identity Insight
• Azul Zulu
• IBM TXSeries
• Oracle Java SE
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• Hitachi Command Suite
• Hitachi Ops Center
• Hitachi Configuration Manager
• Dell NetWorker
• IBM App Connect Enterprise
• IBM Sterling Connect:Direct
• Amazon Corretto
• IBM Storage Scale
• IBM Storage Scale System
• IBM SPSS
• HCL Commerce
• IBM Rational Build Forge
• IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager
• IBM Security Verify Access
• HCL BigFix

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Type

• Digital Media Player

Vendor

• Apple

Name

• tvOS

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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