CVE-2022-42846 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer5 documents4 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 81.55%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple IpadosApple Iphone OS+2 more
Timeline
PublishedDec 15

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2. Parsing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected system termination.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

▶NVDapple/ipados16.0 — 16.2+1
▶CVEListV5apple/ios_and_ipadosunspecified — 16.2+1
▶NVDapple/iphone_os16.0 — 16.2+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-7668-cr6w-9f3m: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling↗2022-12-15
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VulnCheck
iOS and iPadOS Malicious Video File System Termination Vulnerability↗2022
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Apple
CVE-2022-42846: iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2↗2022-12-13
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Apple
CVE-2022-42846: iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2↗2022-12-13
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