CVE-2022-42827
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-11-01 00:00
Modified
2025-01-28 21:48
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS score ?
0.10% (0.42368)
Summary
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. 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..
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213490Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213490Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple iOS and iPadOS Version: unspecified   < 16.1
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   Apple iOS and iPadOS Version: unspecified   < 15.7
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CISA Known exploited vulnerability
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Date added: 2022-10-25

Due date: 2022-11-15

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42827

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