CVE-2023-43000

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.5, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, Safari 16.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120324	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120331	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120338	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-11-05 19:15

Updated : 2025-11-07 18:00

NVD link : CVE-2023-43000

Mitre link : CVE-2023-43000

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-43000

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

ipados
safari
macos
iphone_os

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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