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Summary
A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple watchOS. This impacts an unknown function of the component Web Contents Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-42875. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Web Contents 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. The summary by CVE is:
Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, watchOS 10, tvOS 17, Safari 17. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-42875 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 240595 (SUSE SLES15 Security Update : webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2025:02033-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (240595). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 240595
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES15 Security Update : webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2025:02033-1)
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
09/14/2023 🔍04/11/2025 🔍
04/11/2025 🔍
06/26/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2023-42875 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42875
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-304511
Entry
Created: 04/11/2025 17:14Updated: 06/26/2025 15:16
Changes: 04/11/2025 17:14 (54), 06/26/2025 15:16 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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