Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability (CVE-2023-28204)
Severity: medium · Patch status: patched · Since 2023-05-22 · CVE-2023-28204
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and Safari WebKit contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that may disclose sensitive information when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing. CISA added CVE-2023-28204 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 22, 2023, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Jun 12, 2023 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
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