Critical severity · published Nov 1, 2022
CVE-2022-42808
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking
9.8
CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1. A remote user may be able to cause kernel code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
macOS · Apple
before 13 · source: vendor, NVD
IO
iOS · Apple
before 16.0 · source: NVD
TV
tvOS · Apple
before 16.1; before 16.1 · source: vendor, NVD
WA
watchOS · Apple
before 9.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42808
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42808
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213491
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213492
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