SB2022011215 - Denial of service in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Published: January 12, 2022 Updated: March 9, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022011215
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22588)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled resource consumption when processing a malicious HomeKit accessory name. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.