Vulnerability · Published Sep 23, 2022 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2022-32841

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity out-of-bounds read 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 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.8% 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 watchOS 8.7, tvOS 15.6, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5. Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure of process memory.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 12.5
Apple	tvOS	unspecified – before 15.6
Apple	watchOS	unspecified – before 8.7
Apple	watchOS	unspecified – before 15.6

Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346 x_refsource_MISC