Apple macOS Web Content use after free

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A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Web Content Handler. The manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-42950. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS (the affected version is unknown). Affected is an unknown code of the component Web Content Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-42950 since 09/14/2023. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/13/2025).

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). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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• Operating System

Vendor

• Apple

Name

• macOS

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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