Safari Buffer Overflow CVE-2022-22629 before 15.4
CVE-2022-22629 Published on September 23, 2022
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3, Safari 15.4, watchOS 8.5, iTunes 12.12.3 for Windows, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, tvOS 15.4. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-22629 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2022-22629 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-22629
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Affected Versions
Apple Safari:- Version unspecified and below 15.4 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 15.4 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 12.3 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 15.4 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 8.5 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 12.12 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 12.12 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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