CVE-2023-43000

Nov. 7, 2025, 6 p.m.

8.8
High

Description

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Apple
  • Safari
  • Ipados
  • Iphone Os
  • Macos
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Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-416
Use After Free
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a apple safari / / / / / / / /
o apple ipados / / / / / / / /
o apple iphone_os / / / / / / / /
o apple macos / / / / / / / /

CVSS Score

8.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Nov. 5, 2025, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 7, 2025, 6 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has had analysis completed and all data associations made.

More info

Source

product-security@apple.com

*Disclaimer: Some vulnerabilities do not have an associated CPE. To enhance the data, we use AI to infer CPEs based on CVE details. This is an automated process and might not always be accurate.