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CVE-2023-41983

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-10-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, Safari 17.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.7.2; from 17.0 before 17.1 — fixed in 16.7.2, 17.1
• Apple Iphone Os: before 16.7.2; from 17.0 before 17.1 — fixed in 16.7.2, 17.1
• Apple macOS: from 14.0 before 14.1 — fixed in 14.1
• Apple Safari: before 17.1 — fixed in 17.1
• Debian Linux: 11.0, 12.0
• Fedoraproject Fedora: 37, 38, 39

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 16.7.2, 17.1; Apple Iphone Os 16.7.2, 17.1; Apple macOS 14.1; Apple Safari 17.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/27
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/15/1
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RPPMOWFYZODONTA3RLZOKSGNR4DELGG2/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S3O7ITSBZDHLBM5OG22K6RZAHRRTGECM/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZTCZGQPRDAOPP6NK4CIDJKIPMBWD5J7K/
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984

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