Risk | Critical |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-42856 |
CWE-ID | CWE-843 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Vulnerability #1 is being exploited in the wild. |
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Apple iOS Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Apple Inc. |
This security bulletin contains one critical risk vulnerability.
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
DescriptionThe 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.
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Vulnerable software versionsApple iOS: 12.5 16H20 - 12.5.6 16H71, 12.3 16F156 - 12.3.2 16F250, 12.1 16B92 - 12.1.4 16D57, 12.0 16A366 - 12.0.1 16A405, 12.4 16G77 - 12.4.9 16H5
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213597
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?