CVE-2022-32893 vulnerability in Apple and Other Products
Published on August 24, 2022
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Apple iOS and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Apple iOS and macOS contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could allow for remote code execution when processing malicious crafted web content.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by September 8, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-32893 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has an exploitability score of 2.8 out of four. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
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-2022-32893 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-32893
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What versions are vulnerable to CVE-2022-32893?
- Apple Safari Fixed in Version 15.6.1
- Apple iPad OS Fixed in Version 15.6.1
- Apple iOS Fixed in Version 15.6.1
- Apple Macos Version 12.0 Fixed in Version 12.5.1
- Fedora Project Fedora Version 35
- Fedora Project Fedora Version 36
- Debian Linux Version 10.0
- Debian Linux Version 11.0
- Webkitgtk Fixed in Version 2.36.7
- Wpewebkit Wpe Webkit Fixed in Version 2.36.7