Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iOS 15 and iPadOS 15



Published: 2022-12-13 | Updated: 2023-05-09
Risk Critical
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 21
CVE-ID CVE-2022-42840
CVE-2022-42856
CVE-2022-46700
CVE-2022-46692
CVE-2022-42852
CVE-2022-46691
CVE-2022-46695
CVE-2022-42855
CVE-2022-40304
CVE-2022-40303
CVE-2022-46689
CVE-2022-42837
CVE-2022-42864
CVE-2022-42861
CVE-2022-46694
CVE-2022-42848
CVE-2022-42846
CVE-2022-46703
CVE-2022-46705
CVE-2023-23496
CVE-2022-46718
CWE-ID CWE-119
CWE-843
CWE-254
CWE-125
CWE-451
CWE-371
CWE-399
CWE-190
CWE-362
CWE-20
CWE-269
CWE-787
CWE-200
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Vulnerability #2 is being exploited in the wild.
Vulnerability #11 is being exploited in the wild.
Public exploit code for vulnerability #13 is available.
Public exploit code for vulnerability #21 is available.
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 21 vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU70228

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42840

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in ppp component. A local application can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

iPadOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

Apple iOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

CPE2.3 External links

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

2) Type Confusion

EUVDB-ID: #VU70195

Risk: Critical

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42856

CWE-ID: CWE-843 - Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

iPadOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

Apple iOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

CPE2.3 External links

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

3) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU70240

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46700

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WebKit when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

iPadOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

Apple iOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

CPE2.3 External links

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

4) Security features bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU70236

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46692

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to a logic issue in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and bypass Same Origin Policy.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

iPadOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

Apple iOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

CPE2.3 External links

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

5) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU70238

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42852

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

iPadOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

Apple iOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

CPE2.3 External links

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

6) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU70235

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46691

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WebKit when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

iPadOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

Apple iOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

CPE2.3 External links

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

7) Spoofing attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU70231

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46695

CWE-ID: CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of URLs in Safari. A remote attacker can spoof page content.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

iPadOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

Apple iOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

CPE2.3 External links

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

8) State Issues

EUVDB-ID: #VU70229

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42855

CWE-ID: CWE-371 - State Issues

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to a state management issue within the Preferences component. A local application can use arbitrary entitlements.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

iPadOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

Apple iOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

CPE2.3 External links

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

9) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU68829

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40304

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists in entities.c due to the way libxml2 handles reference cycles. The library does not anticipate that entity content can be allocated from a dict and clears it upon reference cycle detection by setting its first byte to zero. This can lead to memory corruption  issues, such as double free errors and result in a denial of service.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

iPadOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

Apple iOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

CPE2.3 External links

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

10) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU68828

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40303

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in parse.c when processing content when XML_PARSE_HUGE is set. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

iPadOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

Apple iOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

CPE2.3 External links

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

11) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU70216

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46689

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in macOS kernel. A local application can exploit the race and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

iPadOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

Apple iOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

CPE2.3 External links

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

12) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU70215

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42837

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of URLs in iTunes Store. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted URL and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

iPadOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

Apple iOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

CPE2.3 External links

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

13) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU70211

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42864

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in IOHIDFamily. A local application can exploit the race and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

iPadOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

Apple iOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

CPE2.3 External links

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

14) Improper Privilege Management

EUVDB-ID: #VU70223

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42861

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local application to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in macOS kernel. A local application can break out of its sandbox.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

iPadOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

Apple iOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

CPE2.3 External links

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

15) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU70246

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46694

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted video files in AppleAVD. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted video file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

iPadOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

Apple iOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

CPE2.3 External links

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

16) Improper Privilege Management

EUVDB-ID: #VU70247

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42848

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the device.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in AVEVideoEncoder. A local application can execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

iPadOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

Apple iOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

CPE2.3 External links

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

17) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU70248

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42846

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 user-supplied input in Graphics Driver when processing video files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted video file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

iPadOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

Apple iOS: 15.0 19A346 - 15.7.1 19H117

CPE2.3 External links

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

18) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU73801

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46703

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a logic error in the Weather feature. A local application can obtain sensitive location information.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions
CPE2.3 External links

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

19) Spoofing attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU70514

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46705

CWE-ID: CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of URL in WebKit. A remote attacker can spoof the browser's address bar.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions
CPE2.3 External links

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

20) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU71451

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23496

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content in WebKit. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions
CPE2.3 External links

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

21) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU75782

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46718

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output in TCC. A local application can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions
CPE2.3 External links

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?



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