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CVE-2022-22620

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.2.1, iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1,...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
January 05, 2022
Published Date
March 18, 2022
Last Updated
January 29, 2025
Vendor
Apple
Product
Safari (v and ), macOS
Description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.2.1, iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1, Safari 15.3 (v. 16612.4.9.1.8 and 15612.4.9.1.8). Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

8.8 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

6.8 -

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (added 2022-02-11 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available
Yes (added 2022-08-04 07:11:39 UTC) Source

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213091 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213092 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213093 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-39

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2022-02-11 00:00:00 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

springsec/CVE-2022-22620

Type: github • Created: 2022-08-04 07:11:39 UTC • Stars: 7

Webkit (Safari) - Exploit

kmeps4/CVE-2022-22620

Type: github • Created: 2022-06-14 22:08:14 UTC • Stars: 3

CVE-2022-22620: Use-after-free in Safari