Vulnerability · Published Nov 1, 2022 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2022-42795
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds write in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 23.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16, iOS 16, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H