CVE-2022-42841 — Type Confusion in Apple Macos

CWE-843 — Type Confusion5 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 47.04%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Apple MacosApple Macos BIG SURApple Macos Monterey+1 more
Timeline
PublishedDec 15

Description

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2. Processing a maliciously crafted package may lead to 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 Packages5 packages

▶Appleapple/macos_monterey12.6.2
▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 11.7+2
▶NVDapple/macos11.0 — 11.7.2+2
▶Appleapple/macos_big_sur11.7.2

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-qhqr-ffv4-wv7f: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks↗2022-12-15
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Apple
CVE-2022-42841: macOS Monterey 12.6.2↗2022-12-13
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Apple
CVE-2022-42841: macOS Big Sur 11.7.2↗2022-12-13
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Apple
CVE-2022-42841: macOS Ventura 13.1↗2022-12-13
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