Buffer overflow in Apple Ipados
CVE-2022-46700
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, 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: 0.013 (68.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.013 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions 13.0
- Apple Safari
- Apple tvOS — versions unspecified
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213537 (Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-46700?
- CVE-2022-46700 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-2022-46700?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-46700 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.