Vulnerability · Published Dec 15, 2022 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2022-42863
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds write 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 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 30.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
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 | 2.38.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42863 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.38.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42863 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.38.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42863 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | 2.38.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42863 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | 2.38.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42863 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.38.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42863 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.38.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42863 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42863 |
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
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/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-2022-12-13-4 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
- [oss-security] 20221226 WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit Security Advisory WSA-2022-0011 mailing-list
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-32