Vulnerability · Published Dec 15, 2022 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2022-42852
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity information exposure in tvOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 35.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. 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 result in the disclosure of process memory.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.38.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:2834 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.38.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2023:2256 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.38.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:2834 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.38.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2023:2256 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.38.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:2834 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.38.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2023:2256 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.38.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:2834 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.38.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2023:2256 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.38.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42852 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.38.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42852 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.38.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42852 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | 2.38.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42852 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | 2.38.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42852 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.38.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42852 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42852 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42852 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42852 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-5797-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42852 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-200 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213537
- 20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-1 iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2 mailing-list
- 20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-2 iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2 mailing-list
- 20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-4 macOS Ventura 13.1 mailing-list
- 20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-7 tvOS 16.2 mailing-list
- 20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-9 Safari 16.2 mailing-list
- 20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-8 watchOS 9.2 mailing-list
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-32