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CVE-2022-42856

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
October 11, 2022
Published Date
December 15, 2022
Last Updated
February 13, 2025
Vendor
Apple
Product
tvOS
Description
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state 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 16.1.2. 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 against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1..

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

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (added 2022-12-14 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213516 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213537 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/22 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/28 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/26/1 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-32

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2022-12-14 00:00:00 UTC