CVE-2022-22640 — Out-of-bounds Write in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds WriteCWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer6 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 50.96%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
8
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple MacosApple Tvos+5 more
Timeline
PublishedMar 18
Latest updateMar 19

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.4, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, macOS Monterey 12.3, watchOS 8.5. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages13 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/tvosunspecified — 15.4
▶NVDapple/tvos< 15.4
▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 12.3
▶NVDapple/macos12.0 — 12.3

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-8qw8-gwv4-4wq7: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation↗2022-03-19
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Apple
CVE-2022-22640: watchOS 8.5↗2022-03-14
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Apple
CVE-2022-22640: macOS Monterey 12.3↗2022-03-14
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Apple
CVE-2022-22640: tvOS 15.4↗2022-03-14
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Apple
CVE-2022-22640: iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4↗2022-03-14
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