Buffer overflow in Apple macOS
CVE-2022-28874
Multiple Denial-of-Service vulnerabilities was discovered in the F-Secure Atlant and in certain WithSecure products while scanning fuzzed PE32-bit files cause memory corruption and heap buffer overflow which eventually can crash the scanning engine. The exploit can be triggered remotely by an attacker.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (47.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Apple macOS
- F-Secure Atlant
- F-Secure Elements Endpoint Protection
- F-Secure Endpoint Protection Products For Windows And Mac. Linux Security (32-Bit). 64. Atlant. Withsecure Cloud Salesforce & Collaboration — versions All Version
- F-Secure Linux Security
- Microsoft Windows
- Withsecure Cloud Protection For Salesforce
- Withsecure Elements Collaboration Protection
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.f-secure.com/en/home/support/security-advisories (Vendor Advisory)
- www.withsecure.com/en/support/security-advisories (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-28874?
- CVE-2022-28874 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-05-23.
- How severe is CVE-2022-28874?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.