Vulnerability · Published Nov 1, 2022 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2022-42808

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-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 2.7% (higher than 86% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.7%top 14.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1. A remote user may be able to cause kernel code execution.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple macOS unspecified – before 13
Apple tvOS unspecified – before 16.1
Apple tvOS unspecified – before 16.1
Apple watchOS unspecified – before 9.1

Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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