Buffer overflow in Apple Ipados
CVE-2022-32788
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in watchOS 8.7, tvOS 15.6, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5. A remote user may be able to cause kernel code execution.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.029 · change: +0.006
Affected products
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple tvOS — versions unspecified
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-32788?
- CVE-2022-32788 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-09-20.
- How severe is CVE-2022-32788?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-32788 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.