Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2022-28882

A Denial-of-Service (DoS) vulnerability was discovered in F-Secure & WithSecure products whereby the aegen.dll will go into an infinite loop when unpacking PE files. This eventually leads to scanning engine crash. The exploit can be triggered remotely by an attacker.

EPSS: 0.004 (37.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28882?
CVE-2022-28882 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-08-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-28882?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-28882 known to be exploited?
6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.