Out-of-bounds read in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit - CVE-2023-32402

 

Out-of-bounds read in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit - CVE-2023-32402

Published: May 18, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76350
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4 BT: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32402
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted website. trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


Affected software

WebKitGTK+
WPE WebKit
watchOS
macOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
tvOS
Apple Safari

How to mitigate CVE-2023-32402

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

watchOS - update to 9.5 20T562
macOS - update to 13.4 22F66
Apple Safari - update to 16.5
Apple iOS - update to 16.5 20F66
iPadOS - update to 16.5 20F66
tvOS - update to 16.5 20L562

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