high7.8Known exploited
CVE-2022-32894
Apple iOS and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2022-08-18. Federal due date: 2022-09-08.
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Impact
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS 15.6.1, macOS Monterey 12.5.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Ipados | before 15.6.1 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | before 15.6.1 |
| Apple | Macos | from 11.0 before 11.7 from 12.0 before 12.5.1 |
| Apple | Watchos | before 9.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Aug/16
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/49
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213412
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213413
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213443
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213486
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Aug/16
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/49
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213412
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213413
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213443
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213486
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-32894