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webkit2gtk, wpewebkit — security advisory
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3, macOS Big Sur 11.7.3, Safari 16.3, tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Products
- webkit2gtk, wpewebkit
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.38.4-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2023-23517
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 15:24 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3, macOS Big Sur 11.7.3, Safari 16.3, tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23517
webkit2gtk
Fixed versions: 2.38.4-1
webkit2gtk
Fixed versions: 2.38.4-1
webkit2gtk
Fixed versions: 2.38.4-1
wpewebkit
Fixed versions: 2.38.4-1
wpewebkit
Fixed versions: 2.38.4-1
wpewebkit
Fixed versions: 2.38.4-1
Complete source record
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