Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2022 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2022-32837

High 7.8

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 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5, tvOS 15.6, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 12.5
Apple	tvOS	unspecified – before 15.6
Apple	tvOS	unspecified – before 15.6

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

References

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213343 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346 x_refsource_MISC