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HistoryNov 16, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

CVE-2023-41983

2023-11-1600:00:00
ubuntu.com
ubuntu.com
8
memory handling
macos 14.1
safari 17.1
ios 16.7.2
ipados 16.7.2
ios 17.1
denial-of-service
web content processing
webkit
webkit2gtk
javascriptcore
v8
ubuntu
focal

6.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

6.3 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

27.6%

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.

Notes

Author Note
jdstrand webkit receives limited support. For details, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/FAQ#webkit webkit in Ubuntu uses the JavaScriptCore (JSC) engine, not V8
mdeslaur It is no longer possible to build new webkit2gtk versions on focal and earlier. Marking as ignored.

6.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

6.3 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

27.6%