CVE-2022-42809 — 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 Buffer3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 72.37%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MacosApple Macos Ventura
Timeline
PublishedNov 1
Latest updateNov 2

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13. Processing a maliciously crafted gcx file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.

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 Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 13
▶NVDapple/macos< 13.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-j38m-4q67-m9hm: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2022-11-02
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2022-42809: macOS Ventura 13↗2022-10-24
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