CVE-2022-42827 vulnerability in Apple Products
Published on November 1, 2022
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Apple iOS and iPadOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Apple iOS and iPadOS kernel contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability which can allow an application to perform code execution with kernel privileges.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by November 15, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-42827 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has an exploitability score of 1.8 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-2022-42827 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-42827
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What versions are vulnerable to CVE-2022-42827?
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Apple Iphone Os
Version 16.0
Fixed in Version 16.1
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Apple Iphone Os
Fixed in Version 15.7.1
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Apple iPadOS
Fixed in Version 15.7.1