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CVE-2023-42956

Published: Mar 28, 2024 | Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
6.5 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42956
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2. Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
SafariApple*17.2 (excluding)
IpadosApple*17.2 (excluding)
Iphone_osApple*17.2 (excluding)
MacosApple14.0 (including)14.2 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle SupportRedHatwebkitgtk4-0:2.48.3-2.el7_9*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9RedHatwebkit2gtk3-0:2.44.3-2.el9*
Qtwebkit-opensource-srcUbuntudevel*
Qtwebkit-opensource-srcUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
Qtwebkit-opensource-srcUbuntuesm-apps/focal*
Qtwebkit-opensource-srcUbuntuesm-apps/jammy*
Qtwebkit-opensource-srcUbuntuesm-apps/noble*
Qtwebkit-opensource-srcUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/xenial*
Qtwebkit-opensource-srcUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Qtwebkit-opensource-srcUbuntufocal*
Qtwebkit-opensource-srcUbuntujammy*
Qtwebkit-opensource-srcUbuntumantic*
Qtwebkit-opensource-srcUbuntunoble*
Qtwebkit-opensource-srcUbuntuupstream*
Qtwebkit-sourceUbuntuesm-apps-legacy/xenial*
Qtwebkit-sourceUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
Qtwebkit-sourceUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
Webkit2gtkUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/xenial*
Webkit2gtkUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Webkit2gtkUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
Webkit2gtkUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Webkit2gtkUbuntufocal*
Webkit2gtkUbuntujammy*
Webkit2gtkUbuntumantic*
Webkit2gtkUbuntuupstream*
WebkitgtkUbuntuesm-apps-legacy/xenial*
WebkitgtkUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
WebkitgtkUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
WpewebkitUbuntuesm-apps/focal*
WpewebkitUbuntuesm-apps/jammy*
WpewebkitUbuntufocal*
WpewebkitUbuntujammy*

References

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