Skip to main content

Safari CVE-2023-42970

HIGH
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2025-04-11 product-security@apple.com
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
Share

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY
8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SUSE
HIGH
qualitative
Red Hat
8.8 HIGH
qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch released
Apr 02, 2026 - 08:30 nvd
Patch available
Analysis Generated
Mar 28, 2026 - 18:36 vuln.today
CVE Published
Apr 11, 2025 - 15:15 nvd
HIGH 8.8

DescriptionCVE.org

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, watchOS 10, tvOS 17, Safari 17. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

AnalysisAI

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Use After Free (CWE-416), which allows attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, watchOS 10, tvOS 17, Safari 17. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Affected products include: Apple Safari, Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use smart pointers or garbage-collected languages. Set pointers to NULL after freeing. Enable memory sanitizers.

More in Safari

View all
CVE-2017-2547 HIGH POC
8.8 May 22

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploi

CVE-2014-1303 CRITICAL POC
10.0 Mar 26

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple Safari 7.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and bypass a sandbox

CVE-2023-43000 HIGH POC
8.8 Nov 05

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability

CVE-2016-4622 HIGH
8.8 Jul 22

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, Safari before 9.1.2, and tvOS before 9.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrar

CVE-2015-1155 MEDIUM POC
4.3 May 08

The history implementation in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 6.2.6, 7.x before 7.1.6, and 8.x before 8.0.6, allo

CVE-2015-1126 MEDIUM POC
4.3 Apr 10

WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 8.3 and Apple Safari before 6.2.5, 7.x before 7.1.5, and 8.x before 8.0.5, does not

CVE-2017-2446 HIGH POC
8.8 Apr 02

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploi

CVE-2017-13802 HIGH POC
8.8 Nov 13

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploi

CVE-2017-13795 HIGH POC
8.8 Nov 13

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploi

CVE-2017-13794 HIGH POC
8.8 Nov 13

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploi

CVE-2017-13792 HIGH POC
8.8 Nov 13

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploi

CVE-2017-13785 HIGH POC
8.8 Nov 13

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploi

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: High
Product Status
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 Fixed
SUSE Liberty Linux 8 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS Fixed

Share

CVE-2023-42970 vulnerability details – vuln.today

This site uses cookies essential for authentication and security. No tracking or analytics cookies are used. Privacy Policy