CVE-2022-42846

published 2022-12-15

CVE-2022-42846: 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…

Priority P1 79 medium 5.5 CVSS 3.1

AV L AC L PR N UI R S U C N I N A H

ITW VulnCheck KEV

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.

Affected

8 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
apple	ios_15.7.2_and_ipados	—	—
apple	ios_16.2_and_ipados	—	—
apple	ios_and_ipados	>= unspecified < 16.2	16.2
apple	ios_and_ipados	>= unspecified < 15.7	15.7
apple	ipados	< 15.7.2	15.7.2
apple	ipados	>= 16.0 < 16.2	16.2
apple	iphone_os	< 15.7.2	15.7.2
apple	iphone_os	>= 16.0 < 16.2	16.2

Detection & IOCs extracted from sources · hover to see the quote

• → Trigger vector is a maliciously crafted video file parsed by the Graphics Driver component; monitor for unexpected system termination (kernel panics/crashes) following video file parsing on iOS/iPadOS devices ↗
• → Vulnerable component is the Graphics Driver on iOS/iPadOS; focus detection on Graphics Driver crash telemetry or sysdiagnose logs tied to video file ingestion ↗

• · Vulnerability is fixed in iOS 16.2/iPadOS 16.2 and iOS 15.7.2/iPadOS 15.7.2; devices running earlier versions remain exposed ↗

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

vulncheck 5.5 MEDIUM

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