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CVE-2024-23222

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks.

Affects Safari before 17.3, iOS and iPadOS before 15.8.7, 16.7.5 and 17.3, macOS before 12.7.3, 13.6.4 and 14.3, tvOS before 17.3, and visionOS before 1.0.2. Fixed in the listed versions.

Published
Last modified
published
Listed in CISA KEV
Actively exploited
Fix
Fixed in 17.3, 15.8.7, 16.7.5, 12.7.3, 13.6.4, and 2 more
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

Apple's Safari browser and its iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS operating systems are affected. Processing maliciously crafted web content could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on the device.

Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.

Read the original description

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.3, iOS 15.8.7 and iPadOS 15.8.7, iOS 16.7.5 and iPadOS 16.7.5, iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3, macOS Monterey 12.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.3, macOS Ventura 13.6.4, tvOS 17.3, visionOS 1.0.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. This fix associated with the Coruna exploit was shipped in iOS 17.3 on January 22, 2024. This update brings that fix to devices that cannot update to the latest iOS version.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild

  3. CISA remediation deadline

    Due date for US federal agencies to patch

  4. Record last updated
  5. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • Apple Safari

    fixed in 17.3

  • Apple iOS and iPadOS

    fixed in 15.8.7; fixed in 16.7.5; fixed in 17.3

  • Apple macOS

    fixed in 12.7.3; fixed in 13.6.4; fixed in 14.3

  • Apple tvOS

    fixed in 17.3

  • Apple visionOS

    fixed in 1.0.2

References 9

support.apple.com

FAQ

Questions about CVE-2024-23222

What does this mean?

Processing maliciously crafted web content in WebKit can lead to arbitrary code execution. The bug is a type confusion issue, which Apple addressed with improved checks.Source: support.apple.com

Am I affected, and how do I check?

Safari before 17.3, iOS and iPadOS before 15.8.7, 16.7.5 or 17.3, macOS before 12.7.3, 13.6.4 or 14.3, tvOS before 17.3, and visionOS before 1.0.2 are listed as affected. Compare the installed version of each product with these fixed versions.Source: support.apple.com

What should I do about it?

Update each product to its fixed version: Safari 17.3, iOS and iPadOS 15.8.7, 16.7.5 or 17.3, macOS 12.7.3, 13.6.4 or 14.3, tvOS 17.3, and visionOS 1.0.2. The advisory names visionOS 1.0.1 for the developer update and 1.0.2 for devices updating directly from visionOS 1.0.Source: support.apple.com

Is it being exploited?

Yes. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-01-23, which means it has evidence of attacks. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cisa.gov, cve.now feed data