CVE-2022-32940 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Apple Macos

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer6 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 76.62%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
7
Apple MacosApple TvosApple Watchos+4 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 1
Latest updateNov 2

Description

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1. An app 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 Packages12 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/tvosunspecified — 16.1
▶NVDapple/tvos< 16.1
▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 13
▶NVDapple/macos< 13.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-qx6c-q8gv-5qrh: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks↗2022-11-02
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Apple
CVE-2022-32940: iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16↗2022-10-24
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Apple
CVE-2022-32940: tvOS 16.1↗2022-10-24
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Apple
CVE-2022-32940: macOS Ventura 13↗2022-10-24
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Apple
CVE-2022-32940: watchOS 9.1↗2022-10-24
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