Denial of service in Apple iOS



Published: 2022-10-11
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-22658
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		Apple iOS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Apple Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU68112

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22658

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of email messages with the Mail application. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email to the victim and crash the application once the malicious email is processed.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apple iOS: 16.0 20A362 - 16.0.2 20A380

CPE2.3 External links

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213480


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?



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