Vulnerability in Apple Ipados
CVE-2022-42823
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, Safari 16.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (74.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Safari
- Apple tvOS — versions unspecified
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0, 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 35, 36, 37
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213492 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213495 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213491 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/04/4 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5273 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5274 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00010.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-42823?
- CVE-2022-42823 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-11-01.
- How severe is CVE-2022-42823?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-42823 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.