Out-of-bounds Read in Apple Macos
CVE-2022-29458
ncurses 6.3 before patch 20220416 has an out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation in convert_strings in tinfo/read_entry.c in the terminfo library.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.013 (68.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Macos
- Gnu Ncurses — versions 6.3
- Invisible-island Ncurses — versions 6.3
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-29458?
- CVE-2022-29458 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2022-04-18.
- How severe is CVE-2022-29458?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-29458 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.