CVE-2022-22651 — Out-of-bounds Write in Apple Macos

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write4 documents3 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 40.41%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Apple MacosApple Macos BIG SURApple Macos Monterey
Timeline
PublishedMar 18
Latest updateMar 19

Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 12.3
▶NVDapple/macos11.0 — 11.6.5+1
▶Appleapple/macos_big_sur11.6.5

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-536f-7v78-22qr: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking↗2022-03-19
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Apple
CVE-2022-22651: macOS Big Sur 11.6.5↗2022-03-14
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Apple
CVE-2022-22651: macOS Monterey 12.3↗2022-03-14
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