Vulnerability · Published Sep 23, 2022 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2022-32843
High 7.1
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 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.5% 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 Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.5. Processing a maliciously crafted Postscript file may result in unexpected app termination or disclosure of process memory.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343 x_refsource_MISC