CVE-2023-41983 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Apple products including macOS, Safari, iOS, and iPadOS, stemming from improper memory handling when processing web content. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), it can be triggered remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction to process malicious web content, leading to a denial of service. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage. Patches are available in macOS Sonoma 14.1, Safari 17.1, iOS 16.7.2/17.1, and iPadOS 16.7.2/17.1.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 17.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 16.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.0, < 17.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 16.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 17.0, < 17.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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