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CVE-2023-42848

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-02-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to heap corruption.

Affected products

• Apple Ipad Os: 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 13.0 before 13.6.1; 14.0 — fixed in 13.6.1
• Apple tvOS: before 17.1 — fixed in 17.1
• Apple watchOS: before 10.1 — fixed in 10.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple Ipad Os 16.7.2, 17.1; Apple Iphone Os 16.7.2, 17.1; Apple macOS 13.6.1; Apple tvOS 17.1; Apple watchOS 10.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988

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