Buffer overflow in Apple Ipados
CVE-2022-42863
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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: 0.012 (66.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.012 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS
- Apple Safari
- Apple tvOS — versions unspecified
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213537 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/28 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-42863?
- CVE-2022-42863 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-12-15.
- How severe is CVE-2022-42863?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.