CVE-2023-42899

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: December 12, 2023 at 12:27 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:24 AM UTC

5 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, tvOS 17.2, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

iPadOS · Apple

95%

v < 16.7v < 16.7.3v < 17.217.0 ≤ v < 17.2

Affected range stops below 16.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 16.7.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 17.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

iPhone OS · Apple

95%

v < 16.7.317.0 ≤ v < 17.2

Affected range stops below 16.7.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 17.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

macOS · Apple

95%

v < 12.7v < 13.6v < 14.212.0.0 ≤ v < 12.7.213.0 ≤ v < 13.6.314.0 ≤ v < 14.2

Affected range stops below 12.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 12.7.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.6.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

tvOS · Apple

95%

v < 10.2v < 17.2

Affected range stops below 10.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 17.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

watchOS · Apple

95%

v < 10.2

Affected range stops below 10.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references