CVE-2022-46691
published 2022-12-15CVE-2022-46691: A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and…
PriorityP182high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
ITWVulnCheck KEV
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
1.51%
71.6th percentile
A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected
21 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | ios_15.7.2_and_ipados | — | — |
| apple | ios_16.2_and_ipados | — | — |
| 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 |
| apple | macos | < 13.1 | 13.1 |
| apple | macos_ventura | — | — |
| apple | safari | < 16.2 | 16.2 |
| apple | safari | — | — |
| apple | tvos | < 16.2 | 16.2 |
| apple | tvos | >= unspecified < 16.2 | 16.2 |
| apple | tvos | >= unspecified < 13.1 | 13.1 |
| apple | tvos | >= unspecified < 15.7 | 15.7 |
| apple | tvos16.2 | — | — |
| apple | watchos | < 9.2 | 9.2 |
| apple | watchos | — | — |
| apple | watchos | >= unspecified < 9.2 | 9.2 |
| apple | watchos | >= unspecified < 16.2 | 16.2 |
| debian | webkit2gtk | < webkit2gtk 2.38.1-1 (bookworm) | webkit2gtk 2.38.1-1 (bookworm) |
| debian | wpewebkit | < webkit2gtk 2.38.1-1 (bookworm) | webkit2gtk 2.38.1-1 (bookworm) |
Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote
- →Vulnerability is triggered via processing maliciously crafted web content in WebKit; monitor for suspicious web content rendering activity in WebKit-based browsers/apps ↗
- →Affected component is WebKit across Apple platforms (iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, macOS, Safari, watchOS); prioritize detection/patching on unpatched WebKit versions below the fixed releases ↗
- →On Debian-based Linux systems (using WebKitGTK), flag installations running versions prior to 2.38.1-1 (bookworm/sid/trixie/forky) or 2.38.2-1~deb11u1 (bullseye) as vulnerable ↗
- ·This is a memory consumption (OOM/resource exhaustion) class vulnerability in WebKit, not a traditional memory corruption bug; exploitation relies on triggering excessive memory usage via crafted web content leading to arbitrary code execution ↗
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv8.8HIGH
vulncheck8.8HIGH
vendor_debian8.8HIGH
vendor_redhat8.8HIGH
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Red Hat
webkitgtk: memory corruption issue leading to arbitrary code execution
vendor_redhat·2022-12-15·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-46691 [HIGH] CWE-787 webkitgtk: memory corruption issue leading to arbitrary code execution
webkitgtk: memory corruption issue leading to arbitrary code execution
A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
A flaw was found in webkitgtk. Improper input validation leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. This flaw allows an attacker with network access to pass specially crafted web content files, causing an application to halt, crash, or perform arbitrary code execution.
Package: webkitgtk (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package: webkitgtk3 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Out of support scope
Apple
CVE-2022-46691: iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2
vendor_apple·2022-12-13·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-46691 [HIGH] CVE-2022-46691: iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2
Apple Security Update: About the security content of iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2
Product: iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS
Version: 15.7.2
CVE: CVE-2022-46691
Component: WebKit
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
Apple
CVE-2022-46691: tvOS16.2
vendor_apple·2022-12-13·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-46691 [HIGH] CVE-2022-46691: tvOS16.2
Apple Security Update: About the security content of tvOS16.2
Product: tvOS16.2
CVE: CVE-2022-46691
Component: WebKit
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
Apple
CVE-2022-46691: Safari 16.2
vendor_apple·2022-12-13·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-46691 [HIGH] CVE-2022-46691: Safari 16.2
Apple Security Update: About the security content of Safari 16.2
Product: Safari
Version: 16.2
CVE: CVE-2022-46691
Component: WebKit
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
Apple
CVE-2022-46691: iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2
vendor_apple·2022-12-13·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-46691 [HIGH] CVE-2022-46691: iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2
Apple Security Update: About the security content of iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2
Product: iOS 16.2 and iPadOS
Version: 16.2
CVE: CVE-2022-46691
Component: WebKit
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
Apple
CVE-2022-46691: macOS Ventura 13.1
vendor_apple·2022-12-13·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-46691 [HIGH] CVE-2022-46691: macOS Ventura 13.1
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS Ventura 13.1
Product: macOS Ventura
Version: 13.1
CVE: CVE-2022-46691
Component: WebKit
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
Apple
CVE-2022-46691: watchOS 9.2
vendor_apple·2022-12-13·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-46691 [HIGH] CVE-2022-46691: watchOS 9.2
Apple Security Update: About the security content of watchOS 9.2
Product: watchOS
Version: 9.2
CVE: CVE-2022-46691
Component: WebKit
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
Debian
CVE-2022-46691: webkit2gtk - A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This iss...
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-46691 [HIGH] CVE-2022-46691: webkit2gtk - A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This iss...
A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.38.1-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.38.2-1~deb11u1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.38.1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.38.1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.38.1-1)
GHSA
GHSA-p4fx-x9cg-v98g: A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-12-15
CVE-2022-46691 [HIGH] CWE-787 GHSA-p4fx-x9cg-v98g: A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling
A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
OSV
CVE-2022-46691: A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling
osv·2022-12-15·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-46691 [HIGH] CVE-2022-46691: A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling
A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
VulnCheck
Apple safari Out-of-bounds Write
vulncheck·2022·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-46691 [HIGH] Apple safari Out-of-bounds Write
Apple safari Out-of-bounds Write
A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected: Apple safari
Required Action: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Exploitation References: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213531
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Sentinelone
7 Ways Threat Actors Deliver macOS Malware in the Enterprise
blogs_sentinelone·2023-01-09
7 Ways Threat Actors Deliver macOS Malware in the Enterprise
Our 2022 review of macOS malware revealed that the threats faced by businesses and users running macOS endpoints included an increase in backdoors and cross-platform attack frameworks. Threats like CrateDepression and PyMafka used typosquatting attacks against package repositories to infect users, while ChromeLoader and others like oRAT leveraged malvertising as an infection vector.
However, the infection vector used by many other macOS threats remains unknown. SysJoker, OSX.Gimmick, CloudMensis, Alchimist and the Lazarus-attributed Operation In(ter)ception are just some of those for which researchers still do not know how victims were initially compromised. In these and other cases, researchers happened across the malware either in post-infection analyses or by discovering the samples on
Sentinelone
7 Ways Threat Actors Deliver macOS Malware in the Enterprise
blogs_sentinelone·2023-01-09
7 Ways Threat Actors Deliver macOS Malware in the Enterprise
Our 2022 review of macOS malware revealed that the threats faced by businesses and users running macOS endpoints included an increase in backdoors and cross-platform attack frameworks. Threats like CrateDepression and PyMafka used typosquatting attacks against package repositories to infect users, while ChromeLoader and others like oRAT leveraged malvertising as an infection vector.
However, the infection vector used by many other macOS threats remains unknown. SysJoker , OSX.Gimmick, CloudMensis, Alchimist and the Lazarus-attributed Operation In(ter)ception are just some of those for which researchers still do not know how victims were initially compromised. In these and other cases, researchers happened across the malware either in post-infection analyses or by discovering the samples o
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2022-12-15
Published
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