CVE-2023-38595

2023-07-2700:00:00

ubuntu.com

ios 16.6

ipados 16.6

tvos 16.6

macos ventura 13.5

safari 16.6

watchos 9.6

web content processing

arbitrary code execution

security vulnerability

8.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

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

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

51.2%

JSON

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS
16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, Safari 16.6, watchOS
9.6. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Notes

Author	Note
jdstrand	webkit receives limited support. For details, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/FAQ#webkit webkit in Ubuntu uses the JavaScriptCore (JSC) engine, not V8
mdeslaur	It is no longer possible to build new webkit2gtk versions on focal and earlier. Marking as ignored.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu22.04noarchwebkit2gtk< 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu23.04noarchwebkit2gtk< 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.23.04.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu23.10noarchwebkit2gtk< 2.40.5-1UNKNOWN
ubuntu24.04noarchwebkit2gtk< 2.40.5-1UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	22.04	noarch	webkit2gtk	< 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	23.04	noarch	webkit2gtk	< 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.23.04.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	23.10	noarch	webkit2gtk	< 2.40.5-1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	24.04	noarch	webkit2gtk	< 2.40.5-1	UNKNOWN